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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Coming Into My Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?
(a) A book about Vietnam.
(b) A limo ride with General Westmoreland.
(c) A trip to the White House.
(d) A scholarship to West Point.

2. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?
(a) Bobby Farmer.
(b) Mary Thomas.
(c) Curtis.
(d) His father.

3. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?
(a) Oncologist.
(b) Urologist.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Psychiatrist.

4. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Three days a week.
(b) Two days a week.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every Friday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?

2. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?

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

4. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

5. During the author's intense year as chief resident, he learned the special skills that transform the _____ along with his hands, eyes and intuition into _____.

(see the answer key)

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