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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 - Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard hopes his ALS diagnosis is really what ailment?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) A pulled muscle.
(c) Sclerosis.
(d) Tendinitis.

2. In the novel's second chapter, Richard lies in bed waiting for what?
(a) His muscle tremors to begin.
(b) His recital to begin.
(c) His girlfriend to call.
(d) A reporter to arrive.

3. After Richard gets a feeding tube, what is his "food" called?
(a) Liquid Essential.
(b) Liquid Gold.
(c) Liquid Prime.
(d) Liquid Elite.

4. When Richard moves back in with Karina, what keeps him inside the house?
(a) He enjoys staying inside.
(b) He doesn't want to ask Karina for help.
(c) He doesn't want the neighbors to see him.
(d) He is having trouble walking.

5. Which musician's music plays in the coffee shop while Karina is visiting her daughter?
(a) Charlie Parker.
(b) Duke Ellington.
(c) Miles Davis.
(d) Thelonious Monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Karina visits Richard in the ninth chapter, she barely notices what outside?

2. By Chapter Ten, how does Richard feel when he wakes up every morning?

3. Richard's nurse-practitioner advises him to do what to his liquids?

4. Richard remembers his mother stopping his father from taking what to the piano?

5. How many letters does Richard write his father?

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