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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?
(a) He believes nurses should break bad news to parents for him.
(b) He feels he is a father figure to his patients.
(c) He thinks it is fine to be emotionally attached.
(d) He believes he will cry whenever he loses a patient.

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

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

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

7. How much blood did Maranda lose during the hemispherectomy?
(a) None.
(b) Twelve ounces.
(c) Nine pints.
(d) Two pints.

8. 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 _____.
(a) Doctors/Teachers.
(b) Patients/Empowered advocates for healthcare.
(c) Surgical instruments/Healing.
(d) Research/Practice.

9. What news did Maranda's parents receive about her diagnosis at UCLA Medical Center?
(a) The doctors saw no evidence of inflammation on her brain.
(b) The results were inconclusive.
(c) The doctors believed a new drug would cure her.
(d) Her condition was inoperable.

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

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

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

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

14. What does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?
(a) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(b) When his critic left for an overseas conference.
(c) When a judge ordered the operation.
(d) When Denise's family and friends held a candlelight vigil.

15. What marveled the author about Danielle's parents, in "Three Special Children," when she died?
(a) The amount of support they received from family and friends.
(b) Their anger.
(c) Their maturity.
(d) Their detachment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?

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

4. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?

5. What happened when the Hopkins team tried to put Beth's diseased hemisphere to sleep?

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