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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Heartbreak.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?
(a) Her fingers moved.
(b) She started to bleed.
(c) Her blood pressure dropped.
(d) Her toes moved.

2. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?
(a) A therapist.
(b) A husband.
(c) A second job.
(d) Food stamps.

3. What college group was Candy involved in that amazed the author?
(a) Yale Symphony and Bach Society.
(b) Honor Society.
(c) Yale Repertory Theatre.
(d) An underground newspaper.

4. What year of college was the author in when he met Candy?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Junior.
(d) Senior.

5. What concept allowed Maranda to manage well without the left half of her brain?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Serendipity.
(c) Plasticity.
(d) Multiplicity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?

2. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

3. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?

4. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?

5. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?

(see the answer key)

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