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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 change schools in the middle of eighth grade?
(a) He moved back to his old house.
(b) He moved back to Boston.
(c) He got expelled from his old school.
(d) He transferred to a school for gifted children.

2. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?
(a) 1974-1977.
(b) 1983-1988.
(c) 1978-1982.
(d) 1985-1999.

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

5. In "Changing the Rules," what common interest did the author share with attorney Ward Randall, Jr.?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Law.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?

2. Who was Alma Whittley?

3. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

4. What did the author receive for making the fifth-hour class the best unit in the school?

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

(see the answer key)

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