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

2. Before the author left for his interview in Baltimore, he decided that he wanted to be himself and be accepted or rejected by _____ and not _____.
(a) His recommendations/By anything he says.
(b) His grades/By the mistakes he has made.
(c) Pitching his metal ring technique/By being modest.
(d) Being himself/Because he projects some kind of image through a super-sales job.

3. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
(a) He won a science competition.
(b) He went to Disneyland.
(c) He met the President.
(d) He got an eye examination at school.

4. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Twenty hours.

5. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?
(a) Pretzels.
(b) Art supplies.
(c) Pants.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author graduates _____ in his senior high school class.

2. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?

3. How many applications for neurosurgery residency does the author say Johns Hopkins averaged?

4. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?

5. The author says he was hooked the first few times he looked down upon what?

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