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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johnny's very last entry in "The Diary" relates a trip to the public library, where he collected information on what?
(a) Liquid Helium.
(b) Liquid NH3.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Liquid H2O.

2. Where did Johnny's family return after Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5?
(a) Japan.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Connecticut.

3. How old was Johnny when he enjoyed taking chemistry and was making models of atoms in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

4. How old was Johnny when he started taking geology classes and found them very interesting in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

5. How old was Johnny when he was learning to do parallel crises and was working on improving his grades in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

6. In Chapter 5, Johnny's father wrote that when was one of the best days Johnny had since he first became ill?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

7. On what date did Johnny have another bout of amnesia and began to have problems regulating his temperature in Chapter 5?
(a) June 4.
(b) June 12.
(c) May 27.
(d) June 27.

8. What word means marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic?
(a) Viligant.
(b) Adamant.
(c) Deviant.
(d) Valiant.

9. Who was a teacher who drove down from Deerfield to spend a day with Johnny while he was ill?
(a) Mr. Jackson.
(b) Mr. Boyden.
(c) Mr. Hall.
(d) Mr. Montgomery.

10. In 1939, Johnny's letters reveal that he decided to make his own what in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Trombone.

11. What was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II?
(a) Los Alamos Project.
(b) The Manhattan Project.
(c) Fat Man Little Boy Project.
(d) Area 54 Project.

12. In "The Diary", Johnny mentioned that he discussed fears of death with whom?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

13. In "The Diary", the author explains that Johnny kept a diary at whose suggestion?
(a) Dr. Traeger's.
(b) John's.
(c) Dr. Medfield's.
(d) Frances'.

14. In what state was Johnny when he died in the hospital?
(a) Hypnotized.
(b) Hysterical.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Sleeping.

15. In one letter to his father in "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny commented on how the physics teacher had told the class that if the students spent how much a night on their subject, they would do all right?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnny returned home in Chapter 5, he stayed relatively well for a while, although it was increasingly difficult for him in regard to what?

2. After Johnny died, Frances had a hard time facing all the things that he used to love and remembered how he had especially loved his what?

3. What part of Johnny's body was clumsy and wouldn't open properly when he returned home in Chapter 5?

4. Johnny was how old when he wrote about going to an observatory and asked his father to send him his chemistry books?

5. When did Henry DeWolf Smyth die?

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