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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Separating the large venus sinuses.
(d) Learning that the blood supply might run out.

2. What happened when the Hopkins team tried to put Beth's diseased hemisphere to sleep?
(a) She slipped into a coma.
(b) They discovered that her speech control transferred to her good hemisphere.
(c) Her entire brain went to sleep.
(d) She woke up.

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

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

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

6. What does the author conclude in "Family Affairs" is a top priority?
(a) Writing papers.
(b) Presenting motivational talks to young people.
(c) His family.
(d) Continuing laboratory research.

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

8. 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 chief of pediatric neurosurgery.
(c) That he consider a permanent move to Australia.
(d) That he become the chairman of surgery.

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

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

11. Why did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital suggest the author did not want to stay at Johns Hopkins?
(a) He said the institution was steeped in racism.
(b) He said there was too much drama.
(c) He said the salary was too poor.
(d) He said the patients were prejudiced.

12. 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 his critic left for an overseas conference.
(c) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(d) When a judge ordered the operation.

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

14. What time does the author decide he must leave work each day, in "Family Affairs"?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 12 a.m.
(c) 7 p.m
(d) 5 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?

2. How long did the author expect Maranda's surgery to be, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?

3. In "Craig and Susan," what did Susan Warnick's experience with Dr. Miller help her conclude?

4. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?

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

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