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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 does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?
(a) When his critic left for an overseas conference.
(b) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(c) When a judge ordered the operation.
(d) When Denise's family and friends held a candlelight vigil.

2. 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.

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

4. How did Beth Usher, in "Little Beth," receive a bump that later caused her first seizure?
(a) She was hit with a baseball.
(b) She fell from a swing.
(c) She ran into a wall.
(d) She was stung by a bee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Serious Step," who helped the author get a summer job at Sennet Steel?

2. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?

3. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?

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

5. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?

(see the answer key)

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