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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Johnny conceived?
(a) London.
(b) California.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

2. In Chapter 4, as the bump was growing once again, Johnny's doctors and parents decided to treat it with what?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Physical exercise.
(c) Diet.
(d) Hormones.

3. What refers to the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate?
(a) Ecology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Meteorology.
(d) Radiology.

4. What refers to the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force?
(a) Meteorology.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

5. When was John Gunther's Inside U.S.A. published?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1919.

6. When did Johnny Gunther die?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1947.

7. When Johnny's first surgery was over, his parents were informed that the tumor was the size of what?
(a) A walnut.
(b) A lemon.
(c) An orange.
(d) A pea.

8. When did Max Gerson die?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1945.

9. In the end of Chapter 3, Johnny's parents had to inform Johnny that he would not be going back where?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To school.
(c) To New York.
(d) To Connecticut.

10. When was John Gunther born?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1896.

11. After his surgery at the end of Chapter 4, Johnny recovered quickly, and he was talking to everyone on what date?
(a) September 1.
(b) March 2.
(c) May 2.
(d) October 4.

12. What refers to a sudden attack, as of epilepsy or some other disease?
(a) Seizure.
(b) Displacia.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Amnesia.

13. Johnny moved to where for the summer in Chapter 2, where he had a workshop and laboratory in the garage?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Connecticut.

14. Where did Johnny's family vacation when he was very young?
(a) Swiss Alps.
(b) Austrian Alps.
(c) Venice.
(d) Mt. Rushmore.

15. Johnny had at least how many doctors treat him before he died?
(a) 10.
(b) 100.
(c) 52.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Connecticut did Johnny's family live after leaving Europe?

2. In what year did Johnny come home from his boarding school for Christmas looking great in Chapter 1?

3. How much of the tumor were the doctors able to remove during Johnny's first operation in Chapter 1?

4. What is a diagnostic, and at times therapeutic, procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis?

5. The author describes Johnny's character as being what in the book's Forward?

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