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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?
(a) Her blood pressure dropped.
(b) Her fingers moved.
(c) Her toes moved.
(d) She started to bleed.

4. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?
(a) 1974-1977.
(b) 1985-1999.
(c) 1978-1982.
(d) 1983-1988.

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

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

7. What celebrity came to Johns Hopkins to visit Beth while she was comatose?
(a) Big Bird.
(b) Julie Andrews.
(c) Barney.
(d) Fred Rogers.

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

9. What happened to Craig Warnick on June 19, 1988, in "Craig and Susan"?
(a) He graduated from college.
(b) He had surgery on his tumor and cyst.
(c) He was admitted to the hospital through the emergency room.
(d) He found out he out he had Von Hippel-Lindau.

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

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

12. 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) Enemies/Attacks.
(b) Weaknesses/Supports.
(c) Profession/Hires.
(d) Capabilities/Opposes.

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

14. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?
(a) He pre-screens patients to make sure they have a positive attitude.
(b) Times have changed and people are less prejudiced.
(c) He has learned to be more charming.
(d) Patients know who he is and what he looks like before they get there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the author pulled Craig's tumorous growth in his brain stem, during his surgery?

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

3. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?

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

5. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?

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