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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: A Girl Named Maranda.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
(a) He says the people at the store treated him rudely.
(b) It took away from his study time.
(c) His mom never sent him with enough money.
(d) He had to use food stamps and feared a friend might see him.

2. What news did Maranda's parents receive about her diagnosis at UCLA Medical Center?
(a) The doctors saw no evidence of inflammation on her brain.
(b) Her condition was inoperable.
(c) The doctors believed a new drug would cure her.
(d) The results were inconclusive.

3. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Curtis.

4. What does the author say is the truth he learned much later about his father?
(a) That his father had a history of substance abuse.
(b) That his father had another wife and other children.
(c) That his father did not believe in God.
(d) That his father was abused as a child.

5. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Four years old.
(c) Seven days old.
(d) Eighteen months old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?

2. How long did the author expect Maranda's surgery to be, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?

3. What does the author say he liked to do with his father's hands?

4. Who is Curtis?

5. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

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