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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. What unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?
(a) Cod liver oil.
(b) Leeches.
(c) Wheatgrass.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

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

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

11. What is a pupilary response?
(a) When someone's eyes react to dust or other foreign objects.
(b) When pupils respond to light.
(c) When someone goes blind.
(d) When students answers a teacher's question.

12. In "The Rest of Their Story," what did the author say headlines read after the twins' surgery?
(a) It's all in God's hands.
(b) Twins may not survive.
(c) Twins blind from surgery.
(d) Dr. Carson a hero.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author say he and his wife share as an unfulfilled dream, in "Think Big"?

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

4. What does the author say a "four plus" did at the hospital?

5. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?

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