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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Super whites.
(b) Doctor threads.
(c) Money gear.
(d) Monkey suits.

2. What does the author say was the most harrowing moment of the surgery for Patrick and Benjamin, in "Separating the Twins"?
(a) Fashioning new satittal veins.
(b) Forcing the boys into hypothermic arrest.
(c) Learning that the blood supply might run out.
(d) Separating the large venus sinuses.

3. What did the author find a technique for that involves placing metal rings on the back and front of the skull?
(a) Finding the foramen ovale.
(b) Curing headaches.
(c) Taking better x-rays of the brain.
(d) Removing brain tumors.

4. What are members of the Ben Carson Club at Old Court Middle School in the Baltimore suburbs required to do?
(a) Work in teams devising original science investigations.
(b) Follow the author's "Think Big" commands.
(c) Meet with a mentor every week.
(d) Watch no more than three tevelvision programs a week and read at least two books.

5. What did the author believe would happen if he did not give an injured patient a lobectomy?
(a) He would lose his job.
(b) He would disappoint his mentor.
(c) The patient would die.
(d) The patient would experience brain damage.

6. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?
(a) She hated warm climates.
(b) She was pregnant and on bed rest.
(c) She would have to leave all of her close friends.
(d) She would have to quit a lucrative job.

7. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?
(a) Wealthy families.
(b) Celebrity patients.
(c) The veteran nurses.
(d) A few of the doctors.

8. In "Think Big," what does the author say talented young people should focus on, instead of music and sports?
(a) Science.
(b) Service.
(c) Books and self-improvement.
(d) Finding a spiritual community.

9. What did the author and Dr. Udvarhelyi end up talking about extensively in the interview for Johns Hopkins?
(a) Metal rings.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Yale.

10. Why did Teresa Binder consider overdosing on sleeping pills in "Separating the Twins"?
(a) She was having relationship problems.
(b) She was addicted to sleeping pills.
(c) She was suspersticious about giving birth to twins.
(d) She could not bear the idea of giving birth to conjoined twins.

11. Who reminded the author, in "Craig and Susan," to remember his mother's words about trusting the Lord?
(a) Susan.
(b) Craig's father.
(c) Dr. Miller.
(d) Craig.

12. Why did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital suggest the author did not want to stay at Johns Hopkins?
(a) He said the salary was too poor.
(b) He said there was too much drama.
(c) He said the institution was steeped in racism.
(d) He said the patients were prejudiced.

13. How much blood did Maranda lose during the hemispherectomy?
(a) Nine pints.
(b) None.
(c) Two pints.
(d) Twelve ounces.

14. What does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?
(a) When Denise's family and friends held a candlelight vigil.
(b) When his critic left for an overseas conference.
(c) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(d) When a judge ordered the operation.

15. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?
(a) At the hip.
(b) At the back of the head.
(c) At the shoulder.
(d) At the chest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In " Three Special Children," what does the author say is heartbreaking to watch parents do?

2. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?

3. What happened when the Hopkins team tried to put Beth's diseased hemisphere to sleep?

4. Why did the author tell Craig and Susan that he could NOT open the pons up during Craig's surgery?

5. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?

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