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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the author find a technique for that involves placing metal rings on the back and front of the skull?
(a) Curing headaches.
(b) Taking better x-rays of the brain.
(c) Finding the foramen ovale.
(d) Removing brain tumors.

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. What does the author say he and his wife share as an unfulfilled dream, in "Think Big"?
(a) Taking the boys to speaking opportunities when they are older.
(b) Setting up a national scholarship fund for young people with academic talent.
(c) Starting a music school for disadvantaged youth.
(d) Spending their retirement years in Australia.

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

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

9. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?
(a) Watch some movies to distract them from worry.
(b) Say their prayers.
(c) Buy Maranda a toy from the gift shop.
(d) Sign up for family counseling.

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

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

12. 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 fell from a swing.
(d) She was hit with a baseball.

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

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

15. How long did the author expect Maranda's surgery to be, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Five hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Twelve hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the CT scan show after Beth's surgery in "Little Beth"?

3. During the author's intense year as chief resident, he learned the special skills that transform the _____ along with his hands, eyes and intuition into _____.

4. What happened to Craig Warnick on June 19, 1988, in "Craig and Susan"?

5. What is a pupilary response?

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