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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concept allowed Maranda to manage well without the left half of her brain?
(a) Relativity.
(b) Serendipity.
(c) Multiplicity.
(d) Plasticity.

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

3. What did Maranda say, in "A Girl Named Maranda," that she wanted after her hemispherectomy?
(a) No more seizures.
(b) A new haircut.
(c) A doll.
(d) A better brain.

4. What does the author say was the most harrowing moment of the surgery for Patrick and Benjamin, in "Separating the Twins"?
(a) Fashioning new satittal veins.
(b) Forcing the boys into hypothermic arrest.
(c) Learning that the blood supply might run out.
(d) Separating the large venus sinuses.

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

6. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?
(a) She talked.
(b) She sat up on the gurney.
(c) She had little swelling.
(d) She slept.

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

8. 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.

9. In "The Rest of Their Story," the author says the twins were given phenobarbitol in order to do what?
(a) Put the babies in a coma.
(b) Regulate blood pressure.
(c) Fight off infection.
(d) Reduce brain swelling.

10. How much blood did Maranda lose during the hemispherectomy?
(a) None.
(b) Nine pints.
(c) Two pints.
(d) Twelve ounces.

11. In "Family Affairs," why does the author believe his wife, Candy, is able to cope with his long hours?
(a) She is busy in her profession as well.
(b) She is confident and secure in herself.
(c) She believes married people are more successful if they rarely see each other.
(d) She is a homebody.

12. In "Craig and Susan," what did Susan Warnick's experience with Dr. Miller help her conclude?
(a) That there was nothing anyone could do to help her husband.
(b) That she and her husband should seek counseling.
(c) That she was more knowledgeable about her husband's disease than most doctors.
(d) That nurses could benefit patients by expressing their care.

13. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Money gear.
(b) Monkey suits.
(c) Super whites.
(d) Doctor threads.

14. What does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?
(a) When Denise's family and friends held a candlelight vigil.
(b) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(c) When his critic left for an overseas conference.
(d) When a judge ordered the operation.

15. How did Beth Usher, in "Little Beth," receive a bump that later caused her first seizure?
(a) She was hit with a baseball.
(b) She fell from a swing.
(c) She ran into a wall.
(d) She was stung by a bee.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Susan recalled her story in "Craig and Susan," who did she tell God she was like from the Bible?

2. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?

3. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?

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

5. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?

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