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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How did patient Danielle's mother first learn about the author, in "Three Special Children"?
(a) An entry in Encyclopedia Britannica.
(b) The Phil Donahue show.
(c) Danielle's doctor referred him.
(d) An article in Ladies Home Journal.

4. What did the author and Dr. Udvarhelyi end up talking about extensively in the interview for Johns Hopkins?
(a) Yale.
(b) Metal rings.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Classical music.

5. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Mokeys.
(b) Rats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rabbits.

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

7. Why did Teresa Binder consider overdosing on sleeping pills in "Separating the Twins"?
(a) She was addicted to sleeping pills.
(b) She was suspersticious about giving birth to twins.
(c) She was having relationship problems.
(d) She could not bear the idea of giving birth to conjoined twins.

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

9. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?
(a) They were Black Americans.
(b) They belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
(c) They lived in Michigan.
(d) They were Yale alumni.

10. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?
(a) The veteran nurses.
(b) Wealthy families.
(c) Celebrity patients.
(d) A few of the doctors.

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

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

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

14. Who reminded the author, in "Craig and Susan," to remember his mother's words about trusting the Lord?
(a) Craig.
(b) Dr. Miller.
(c) Craig's father.
(d) Susan.

15. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?
(a) He believes he will cry whenever he loses a patient.
(b) He believes nurses should break bad news to parents for him.
(c) He thinks it is fine to be emotionally attached.
(d) He feels he is a father figure to his patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?

2. 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.

3. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?

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

5. How does the author say Bo-Bo Valentine received her injury?

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