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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Three Special Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Dating.
(c) Thinking about college.
(d) Choosing a career.

2. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?
(a) A large rock crashed onto the windshield.
(b) He swerved to avoid an eighteen wheeler.
(c) He ran out of gas.
(d) He fell asleep.

3. What was Candy Rustin's real name in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Carlie.
(b) Lacey.
(c) Cena.
(d) Lacena.

4. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.
(b) He knew what flax was.
(c) He knew the dates of every war.
(d) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.

5. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Ten hours.
(d) Twenty hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?

2. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?

3. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

4. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?

5. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

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