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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. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

2. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?
(a) Every television or newspaper medical story seemed to feature someone there.
(b) `Someone from the hospital visited his school.
(c) That was where he got his tonsils taken out.
(d) His mom suggested that he practice medicine there.

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

4. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?
(a) Sharper.
(b) Mrs. Miller.
(c) Sgt. Hunt.
(d) Curtis.

5. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?
(a) His father was a Baptist minister.
(b) His father volunteered as a crossing guard.
(c) His father played trumpet in a jazz band.
(d) His father was a member of the school board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the author give for not wanting to travel to Australia, in "A Special Year"?

2. How much blood did Maranda lose during the hemispherectomy?

3. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?

4. Why did the author nearly kill his friend, Bob, with a knife?

5. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?

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