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

2. Henry DeWolf Smyth was a commissioner on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1949 to when?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1959.

3. What part of Johnny's body was clumsy and wouldn't open properly when he returned home in Chapter 5?
(a) His right hand.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right leg.
(d) His left leg.

4. Johnny's graduation date was when in Chapter 5?
(a) June 4.
(b) May 27.
(c) June 12.
(d) June 27.

5. What caused Johnny's death?
(a) Cerebral hemorrhage.
(b) Brain aneurism.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Aftermath," Johnny's family was told that what would be very important to the neurological institutes in the world because it was so unique that Johnny remained so well up to the very end?

2. 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"?

3. Johnny's letters from 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters" showed that the young boy had an avid interest in what?

4. Henry DeWolf Smyth was the chairman of the Department of Physics at Princeton University from 1935 until when?

5. How old was Johnny when he enjoyed taking chemistry and was making models of atoms in "A Few More of His Letters"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about the traveling of Johnny's family in "A Few More of His Letters"?

3. Why did Johnny's father tell him an outright lie in Chapter 5?

4. How was Johnny's recovery after his operation progressing in the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What did Johnny write about in 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

8. How did Johnny describe his operations and treatment in "A Few More of His Letters"?

9. What thoughts and themes are revealed in "A Word From Frances"?

10. What "normal teen problems" did Johnny deal with as revealed in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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