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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. What term refers to a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability?
2. Max Gerson immigrated to the United States in what year?
3. What refers to the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter?
4. What book did John Gunther publish in 1944?
5. What specialist told Johnny's family that Johnny would not live more than a few more months in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does John Gunther give for writing "Death Be Not Proud" in the Foreword of the book?
2. How were Johnny's Christmas and Spring visits home described in Chapter 1?
3. What led to Johnny's not returning to school in Chapter 3? How did he respond?
4. How does the author describe Johnny's intelligence and temperament in the Foreword of the book?
5. How did Johnny's family react to the conflict between doctors in Chapter 3? What compromise was met?
6. What concerns preoccupied Johnny following his first operation in Chapter 1?
7. How is the author of "Death Be Not Proud" related to the central figure in the memoir? What subject does the book revolve around?
8. What information did Johnny's family receive after his surgery in Chapter 4? How did Johnny recover from the operation?
9. How did Johnny act during his treatment in Chapter 1? What was his prognosis at this point?
10. How does the author describe Johnny in the Foreword? What qualities did Johnny exhibit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the interests of Johnny Gunther as revealed in the book's Foreword. What inspired Johnny's interest in music and the sciences?
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 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?
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