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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. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?
(a) The job did not pay enough.
(b) The commute was too tiresome.
(c) He lost interest in advertising.
(d) He did not get along with his co-workers in the mail room.

2. 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 _____.
(a) Research/Practice.
(b) Doctors/Teachers.
(c) Patients/Empowered advocates for healthcare.
(d) Surgical instruments/Healing.

3. 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 second job.
(b) Food stamps.
(c) A husband.
(d) A therapist.

4. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Easter.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

5. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His pencil.
(d) His shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?

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

3. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?

4. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?

5. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

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