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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: Separating Twins and the Rest of Their Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many applications for neurosurgery residency does the author say Johns Hopkins averaged?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 1,976.
(c) 2.
(d) 125.

2. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Missionary doctors.
(b) Moses.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) Politicians.

3. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Easter.

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

5. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) Paradise Theater.
(b) A funeral home.
(c) A Cadillac plant.
(d) A mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What celebrity came to Johns Hopkins to visit Beth while she was comatose?

2. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?

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

4. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?

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

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