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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 Terrible Temper," what does the author say had become a daily habit?
(a) Working out.
(b) Punching a pillow.
(c) Playing clarinet.
(d) Reading the Bible.

2. What did Maranda say, in "A Girl Named Maranda," that she wanted after her hemispherectomy?
(a) A new haircut.
(b) No more seizures.
(c) A doll.
(d) A better brain.

3. The author says he was hooked the first few times he looked down upon what?
(a) A beating heart.
(b) A needy child.
(c) Operating theater.
(d) A human brain.

4. Why did students walk out on the psychology test in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) There was a war protest.
(b) There was a fight outside.
(c) The room started to smell like smoke.
(d) The test was too hard.

5. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

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

3. In "College Choices," why did the author only apply to one college?

4. How did the author hurt a classmate who made him mad in "A Terrible Temper"?

5. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?

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