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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 grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?
(a) B.
(b) A.
(c) D.
(d) C.

2. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(b) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.
(c) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.
(d) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.

3. What happened when the Hopkins team tried to put Beth's diseased hemisphere to sleep?
(a) Her entire brain went to sleep.
(b) They discovered that her speech control transferred to her good hemisphere.
(c) She slipped into a coma.
(d) She woke up.

4. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?
(a) All night.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?

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

3. Why did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital suggest the author did not want to stay at Johns Hopkins?

4. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?

5. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

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