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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and Aftermath.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johnny saw another specialist when in Chapter 4 who offered some hope?
(a) April 12, 1947.
(b) June 1, 1947.
(c) April 25, 1947.
(d) May 10, 1946.

2. What happened to the lump on Johnny's head during the two weeks after the surgery in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) It became rubbery.
(b) It became a concavity.
(c) It split into two lumps.
(d) It became soft.

3. In Chapter 3, Johnny showed how much he cared about other people when he apologized for being too much trouble due to what event in the middle of the night?
(a) A seizure.
(b) A headache.
(c) An aneurism.
(d) A nosebleed.

4. In Chapter 4, the surgeon had gone how deep into Johnny's brain but had never penetrated to healthy brain tissue?
(a) 10 cm.
(b) 11 cm.
(c) 5 cm.
(d) 2 cm.

5. What day was Johnny's birthday?
(a) July 7.
(b) September 6.
(c) November 4.
(d) January 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doctor vehemently opposed to removing Johnny's tumor in Chapter 3, stating that the tumor was dead and that it was sloughing itself out of his head?

2. Who played John Gunther in the TV movie based on the narrative from "Death Be Not Proud"?

3. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?

4. In Chapter 3, Johnny was allowed to go home for how long over Christmas?

5. Who wrote a letter to Johnny's family after his death saying, "for such there must be an immortality which we who tinker at the body may guess at but not understand"?

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