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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. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?
(a) That he open a private practice.
(b) That he become the chairman of surgery.
(c) That he become the chief of pediatric neurosurgery.
(d) That he consider a permanent move to Australia.

2. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?
(a) "Jesus Is All the World to Me."
(b) "Just As I Am."
(c) "Amazing Grace."
(d) "Nearer My God to Thee."

3. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 28.
(b) 13.
(c) 30.
(d) 23.

4. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?
(a) Her fingers moved.
(b) She started to bleed.
(c) Her blood pressure dropped.
(d) Her toes moved.

5. What does the author say a "four plus" did at the hospital?
(a) Informed how long an operation would be.
(b) Indicated the number of surgeons required to attend neurosurgery grand rounds.
(c) Instructed how much coffee was needed.
(d) Galvanized everyone into action.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?

2. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.

3. How long did the twins remain in a coma after their surgery in "The Rest of Their Story"?

4. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

5. What score did the author receive on a math quiz that humiliated him?

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