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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 believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?
(a) He feels he is a father figure to his patients.
(b) He believes nurses should break bad news to parents for him.
(c) He thinks it is fine to be emotionally attached.
(d) He believes he will cry whenever he loses a patient.

2. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?
(a) Mrs. Whittley.
(b) Mr. Randall.
(c) Mr. Sandart.
(d) Mr. Seufert.

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

4. In " Three Special Children," what does the author say is heartbreaking to watch parents do?
(a) Let tragedies tear their relationships apart.
(b) Bury a child.
(c) Second guess their decisions.
(d) Sit by the bedside of a comatose child.

5. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.
(a) Influence/Productivity.
(b) Good grades/Personality.
(c) Money/Sacrifice.
(d) Studying/Dreaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?

2. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

3. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

4. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?

5. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.

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