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

2. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Gym class.
(b) Learning about General Custer.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Capping.

3. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Rats.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Roaches.

4. Why did students walk out on the psychology test in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) The room started to smell like smoke.
(b) There was a fight outside.
(c) The test was too hard.
(d) There was a war protest.

5. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?
(a) The summer between his junior and senior year of high school.
(b) The summer after his freshman year at Yale.
(c) The year after he graduated from college.
(d) During spring break of his sophomore year at Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?

2. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?

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

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

5. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?

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