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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. When was Bernard Black born?

2. In Chapter 3, how many right fingers did a patient have?

3. When did Spencer’s mother die?

4. In Chapter 3, where was Bernard living?

5. When did Spencer achieve fame and notoriety for his work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first unsuccessful surgery at Ward C?

2. How was information about Spencer collected?

3. What special program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?

4. What did Spencer write about a time he went to help his father dig up a body?

5. What did Spencer think about religion as a child?

6. How successful was Ward C?

7. When and where were Spencer and his brother born?

8. By the end of Spencer’s second year at the academy, to what was he devoting his time?

9. How did Spencer’s personality change in 1876?

10. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 6, Spencer faced ridicule and rejection after he tried to publish a paper about the fawn-child. What was the main thesis of his paper? What did some in the medical community say about the contents of the paper? Why did he have to find a new job?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, Elise tried to destroy Spencer’s work. What was Spencer doing for research? How did Bernard describe some of the research? How successful was Elise in destroying the atrocities?

Essay Topic 3

Elise was badly burned in Chapter 6. What was her condition? How did Spencer try to help her at first? What unorthodox treatments did he resort to? How did he describe his wife at the end?

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