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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Her condition was inoperable.
(c) The results were inconclusive.
(d) The doctors saw no evidence of inflammation on her brain.

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

3. 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 entry in Encyclopedia Britannica.
(d) An article in Ladies Home Journal.

4. How does the author say Bo-Bo Valentine received her injury?
(a) She fell off a swing.
(b) She was hit by a truck.
(c) She was hit by a baseball.
(d) She was attacked by a dog.

5. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.'s.
(b) Dr. Long's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His father's.

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

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

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

9. In "Think Big," what does the author say talented young people should focus on, instead of music and sports?
(a) Science.
(b) Service.
(c) Books and self-improvement.
(d) Finding a spiritual community.

10. What did the CT scan show after Beth's surgery in "Little Beth"?
(a) A mysterious mass.
(b) A parasite.
(c) She was bleeding.
(d) Her brain stem was swollen.

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

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

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

14. 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) Bury a child.
(d) Let tragedies tear their relationships apart.

15. 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 nurses could benefit patients by expressing their care.
(c) That there was nothing anyone could do to help her husband.
(d) That she and her husband should seek counseling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author and Dr. Udvarhelyi end up talking about extensively in the interview for Johns Hopkins?

2. What celebrity came to Johns Hopkins to visit Beth while she was comatose?

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

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

5. 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.

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