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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?
(a) The math and science teachers.
(b) The students in higher grades.
(c) The kids who once teased him.
(d) The administrators.

2. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?
(a) He received a fellowship to study abroad.
(b) He was accepted to the University of Michigan.
(c) He realized he applied to too many programs.
(d) He decided to take a year off to get married.

3. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(b) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.
(c) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.
(d) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.

4. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?
(a) Book reports.
(b) Math quizzes.
(c) Weekly spelling bees.
(d) Recess.

5. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1965.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?

2. What gift does the author say has been an invaluable asset as a surgeon?

3. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?

4. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?

5. What was the reason the author and his classmates were given for having to retake a test for the psychology class, Perceptions 101?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in "A Terrible Temper," when the author's mother brought him a new pair of pants?

2. What was the final event that led the author to break down and find determination to resolve his temper?

3. Why did the author initially fall behind in his college studies?

4. What experience at college helped the author wash away some of his cockiness?

5. What is the reason people say the author has "gifted hands"?

6. How did the author's mother mask her mental problems?

7. What lessons does the author learn from working at Ford Motor Company?

8. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.

9. How did the author's mother respond to his announcement that he wanted to become a doctor?

10. How does the author describe his mother's way with finances?

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