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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who played Johnny Gunther in the TV movie based on the narrative from "Death Be Not Proud"?
(a) Arthur Hill.
(b) Anthony Hall.
(c) Robby Benson.
(d) James Archer.

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

4. In "A Few More of His Letters," Johnny demonstrated a _____ relationship with his parents through his letters.
(a) Hostile.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Close.

5. Deerfield is a town located in what county?
(a) Jefferson County.
(b) Douglass County.
(c) Bucks County.
(d) Franklin County.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Henry DeWolf Smyth die?

2. In "The Diary", Johnny wrote that he had decided to accept death without what?

3. Johnny Gunther is buried in what city in New York?

4. In 1939, Johnny's letters reveal that he decided to make his own what in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems with motor skills did Johnny have after leaving the hospital on May 15 in Chapter 5?

2. Describe Johnny's graduation in Chapter 5. How was Johnny received by his peers?

3. What did Johnny write about his medical treatments in "The Diary"?

4. What caused Johnny's death in Chapter 5? Where did he die?

5. What was Johnny reading and studying in his last entries from "The Diary"?

6. What is notable about Johnny's parents in the narrative? What qualities did they exhibit in the face of Johnny's illness and death?

7. What did Johnny write to his mother about when he was sixteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

8. How does John Gunther describe Johnny's emotional state on the Sunday before he died in Chapter 5?

9. What interests did Johnny write about in his letters from age thirteen to fifteen in "A Few More of His Letters"?

10. What was the goal of Johnny's doctors and family after his graduation in Chapter 5?

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