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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 unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cod liver oil.
(d) Wheatgrass.

2. Why did the author nearly kill his friend, Bob, with a knife?
(a) The friend copied his homework without his permission.
(b) The friend made fun of his clothes.
(c) The friend insulted his mother.
(d) They were arguing over radio stations.

3. What did the CT scan show after Beth's surgery in "Little Beth"?
(a) A parasite.
(b) She was bleeding.
(c) Her brain stem was swollen.
(d) A mysterious mass.

4. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.
(a) Read.
(b) Do math.
(c) Cook.
(d) Follow directions.

5. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?
(a) They changed very little.
(b) They had gone from good to great.
(c) They had been climbing.
(d) They were mostly failing grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author believe would happen if he did not give an injured patient a lobectomy?

2. What did Maranda say, in "A Girl Named Maranda," that she wanted after her hemispherectomy?

3. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?

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

5. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?

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