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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his surgery at the end of Chapter 4, Johnny recovered quickly, and he was talking to everyone on what date?

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

3. What color hair did Johnny have as a child?

4. When was Max Gerson born?

5. Following Johnny's first operation in Chapter 1, he dictated a letter to whom regarding some thoughts he had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnny's condition like when he entered Dr. Gerson's Nursing Home in Chapter 3? How was his recovery there?

2. How were Johnny's Christmas and Spring visits home described in Chapter 1?

3. How does the author describe Johnny in the Foreword? What qualities did Johnny exhibit?

4. What was controversial about Dr. Gerson's form of treatment, as discussed in Chapter 3? How did Johnny feel about it?

5. What did Johnny's family know about his condition in Chapter 4? Who helped him with his physical activity?

6. What information did Johnny's family receive after his surgery in Chapter 4? How did Johnny recover from the operation?

7. How does the author describe Johnny's intelligence and temperament in the Foreword of the book?

8. When was Johnny first sent to the infirmary in Chapter 1? Why?

9. When were Johnny's parents informed that he might have a brain tumor? What did they do upon hearing the news?

10. What did a specialist recommend for Johnny's treatment in Chapter 4? How did his treatment change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of Johnny's cancer on his family and doctors during the winter of 1946/47. How did Johnny feel about the different treatment options being discussed?

Essay Topic 2

What did Johnny go through physically and emotionally as he was given x-ray treatment in New York in the narrative? How difficult was the treatment for Johnny's parents?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss amnesia in brain cancer patients and the symptoms exhibited by Johnny in January and February of 1947. How was Johnny's cancer affecting his motor abilities at this point?

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