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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. Johnny's letters from 1937 and 1938 in "A Few More of His Letters" reveal that he was intrigued by his first view of what?
(a) A music studio.
(b) A political rally.
(c) A science laboratory.
(d) A theater.

2. How does the author describe the weather when Johnny died in "Aftermath"?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Windy.
(d) Rainy.

3. Johnny died how long after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 4 months.

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

5. In 1939, Johnny's letters reveal that he wanted his parents to send him what in "A Few More of His Letters"?
(a) A flute.
(b) A violin.
(c) A chemistry set.
(d) A telescope.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Aftermath," the author reprints how many letters from doctors who expressed their sympathies and regret for the unfulfilled promise Johnny had?

2. Johnny's graduation date was when in Chapter 5?

3. What was Mary's last name in the book?

4. What was John Gunther's first novel titled?

5. In Johnny's letters to his parents in "A Few More of His Letters," he mentioned doing what exercises daily?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What interests were revealed in letters from 1939 in "A Few More of His Letters"?

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

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

8. How was Johnny's illness and the progression of his illness unusual for the type of cancer that he had?

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

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

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