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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What marveled the author about Danielle's parents, in "Three Special Children," when she died?
(a) The amount of support they received from family and friends.
(b) Their anger.
(c) Their detachment.
(d) Their maturity.

2. What did the author believe would happen if he did not give an injured patient a lobectomy?
(a) He would lose his job.
(b) He would disappoint his mentor.
(c) The patient would experience brain damage.
(d) The patient would die.

3. In " Three Special Children," what does the author say is heartbreaking to watch parents do?
(a) Second guess their decisions.
(b) Let tragedies tear their relationships apart.
(c) Sit by the bedside of a comatose child.
(d) Bury a child.

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

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

6. The author says he was hooked the first few times he looked down upon what?
(a) A human brain.
(b) A needy child.
(c) Operating theater.
(d) A beating heart.

7. Denise's surgery, in "Little Beth," confirmed for the author that when people know their _____ and they know their job, it doesn't matter who _____ them.
(a) Profession/Hires.
(b) Capabilities/Opposes.
(c) Enemies/Attacks.
(d) Weaknesses/Supports.

8. What news did Maranda's parents receive about her diagnosis at UCLA Medical Center?
(a) The results were inconclusive.
(b) The doctors believed a new drug would cure her.
(c) Her condition was inoperable.
(d) The doctors saw no evidence of inflammation on her brain.

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

10. What happened when the author pulled Craig's tumorous growth in his brain stem, during his surgery?
(a) Craig began to bleed excessively.
(b) The author heard God's voice.
(c) It came free in one gigantic blob.
(d) The author suddenly felt lightheaded.

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

12. 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 grades/By the mistakes he has made.
(b) Pitching his metal ring technique/By being modest.
(c) Being himself/Because he projects some kind of image through a super-sales job.
(d) His recommendations/By anything he says.

13. What is a pupilary response?
(a) When students answers a teacher's question.
(b) When someone's eyes react to dust or other foreign objects.
(c) When someone goes blind.
(d) When pupils respond to light.

14. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Eighteen months old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Seven days old.

15. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?
(a) She was pregnant and on bed rest.
(b) She hated warm climates.
(c) She would have to quit a lucrative job.
(d) She would have to leave all of her close friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say was the most harrowing moment of the surgery for Patrick and Benjamin, in "Separating the Twins"?

2. Who reminded the author, in "Craig and Susan," to remember his mother's words about trusting the Lord?

3. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?

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

5. What time does the author decide he must leave work each day, in "Family Affairs"?

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