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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. In " Three Special Children," what does the author say is heartbreaking to watch parents do?
(a) Bury a child.
(b) Sit by the bedside of a comatose child.
(c) Second guess their decisions.
(d) Let tragedies tear their relationships apart.

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

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

4. 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 maturity.
(c) Their anger.
(d) Their detachment.

5. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?
(a) Sign up for family counseling.
(b) Buy Maranda a toy from the gift shop.
(c) Say their prayers.
(d) Watch some movies to distract them from worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?

2. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?

3. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?

4. What did Maranda say, in "A Girl Named Maranda," that she wanted after her hemispherectomy?

5. Why did Teresa Binder consider overdosing on sleeping pills in "Separating the Twins"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?

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

6. How did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital try to lure the author to work for him?

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

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

9. What prompted the author to apply to Johns Hopkins for his internship and residency?

10. What were some of the possible outcomes of Maranda's hemispherectomy, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?

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