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

2. How many applications for neurosurgery residency does the author say Johns Hopkins averaged?
(a) 125.
(b) 1,976.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 2.

3. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?
(a) 1978-1982.
(b) 1983-1988.
(c) 1974-1977.
(d) 1985-1999.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?

3. What does the author say was the most harrowing moment of the surgery for Patrick and Benjamin, in "Separating the Twins"?

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

5. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author explain the phenomenon of plasticity?

2. What challenge did Patrick face after his surgery, in "The Rest of Their Story"?

3. What happened at Johns Hopkins in 1985 that allowed the author more time?

4. How did Dr. Long handle a White patient who did not want a Black doctor on her case?

5. What was unusual about Craig being able to eat a whole plate of spaghetti, six weeks after his surgery?

6. What does the letter T stand for in the author's "Think Big" acrostic?

7. Why did some doctors oppose a craniectomy for a patient named Charles in "Three Special Children"?

8. Why does the author say "no knowledge is ever wasted," in "Another Step Forward"?

9. Why did Brian and Kathy Usher initially decide against the hemispherectomy for their daughter, Beth?

10. Who does the author say he feels a self-imposed obligation to act as a role model for?

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