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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Little Beth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author's mother call him in "Goodbye Daddy"?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Benjie.
(d) Ben.

2. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?
(a) Dr. Long's.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.'s.
(c) His father's.
(d) His mother's.

3. What instrument did the author play in ninth grade?
(a) Cornet.
(b) Cello.
(c) Baritone.
(d) Clarinet.

4. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Three days a week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Two days a week.
(d) Every Friday.

5. Where did the author turn when he believed he could not pass an exam?
(a) To his mother.
(b) To his academic adviser.
(c) To God.
(d) To the campus tutoring center.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?

2. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?

3. What did the author find a technique for that involves placing metal rings on the back and front of the skull?

4. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?

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

(see the answer key)

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