Summary
Psychological Concepts
Literary Devices
100

When Susannah drew a clock, what happen?

She drew the numbers only on the right side.
100

The psychological concept of the contralateral brain is that each hemisphere of the brain controls the ________ side of the body.

opposite

100

This quote is an example of what literary device? “I begged my father to help make a list of the people to send thank you notes once I felt better…I never got the opportunity to send them out. Because things would get worse before they would get better” (112)



Foreshadowing

200

What type of memory did Susannah lose in Chapter 21?

Short-term memory

200

What did they think Susannah had? (Hint: a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by motor abnormalitie)

Catatonia

200

This quote is an example of what literary device? “Every night Stephen and I watched a twenty-four-minute DVD of Ryan Adams at Austin City Limits, which was on a constant loop. He left it running when he went home, the alt-country songs, ‘A Kiss Before I Go,’ ‘A Hard Way to Fall.’” (101)

Allusion

300

In Chapter 22, Susannah lost her ability to talk and her words slowly became _____________?

monosyllables

300

What is the autoimmune disorder exactly called where the body’s own antibodies attack NMDA receptors in the brain?

Anti NMDA Receptor Autoimmune Encephalitis

300

This quote is an example of what literary device? “Fighting back tears, my dad knelt beside me. “Remember what I told you. What is the strategy?” “One step at a time.” “What is the slope of the line?” “Positive” (139)

Figurative language

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