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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 talked.
(c) She slept.
(d) She had little swelling.

2. 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 the patients were prejudiced.
(c) He said the salary was too poor.
(d) He said there was too much drama.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?
(a) That he consider a permanent move to Australia.
(b) That he become the chairman of surgery.
(c) That he open a private practice.
(d) That he become the chief of pediatric neurosurgery.

8. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?
(a) At the shoulder.
(b) At the hip.
(c) At the chest.
(d) At the back of the head.

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

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

11. Why did the author tell Craig and Susan that he could NOT open the pons up during Craig's surgery?
(a) He did not have the necessary tool.
(b) He thought it was too risky.
(c) There was too much swelling.
(d) He was tired.

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

13. 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 having relationship problems.
(d) She was addicted to sleeping pills.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Maranda's parents receive about her diagnosis at UCLA Medical Center?

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

3. What are members of the Ben Carson Club at Old Court Middle School in the Baltimore suburbs required to do?

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

5. In "The Rest of Their Story," what did the author say headlines read after the twins' surgery?

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