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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. In Chapter 5, in an attempt to cheer Johnny up, his father told him an outright lie, telling Johnny that he had been what?

2. At what hospital did Johnny die?

3. Johnny's family received news that he would be able to do what in Chapter 5?

4. How does the author describe the weather at Johnny's funeral in "Aftermath"?

5. What book of Pierre Lecomte du Nouy's did Johnny read shortly before his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When was the first letter written in "A Few More of His Letters"? What perspective do the letters lend?

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

6. How did Johnny's letters in "A Few More of His Letters" reveal his love of education?

7. What interests were revealed in letters from 1939 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 letters are described by the author in "Aftermath"? What did the author seek to understand after the funeral?

10. How does Gunther describe the weather at Johnny's funeral in "Aftermath"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Johnny's second operation. Who was the primary surgeon? What was the goal of the surgery? What was the outcome?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the effects of Dr. Gerson's Diet on Johnny's tumor as discussed in Chapter 3. How did Johnny feel about the diet?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Johnny's first operation. How common was this type of brain surgery during the 1940s? How successful was the treatment?

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