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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 "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?
(a) His mother's.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.'s.
(c) His father's.
(d) Dr. Long's.

2. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?
(a) She would have to leave all of her close friends.
(b) She would have to quit a lucrative job.
(c) She was pregnant and on bed rest.
(d) She hated warm climates.

3. 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.

4. What did Dr. Long propose, months after the author's return to Baltimore?
(a) That he become the chief of pediatric neurosurgery.
(b) That he consider a permanent move to Australia.
(c) That he become the chairman of surgery.
(d) That he open a private practice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author say Bo-Bo Valentine received her injury?

3. What time does the author decide he must leave work each day, in "Family Affairs"?

4. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Theresa Binder, in "Separating the Twins," respond to the news that she was having Siamese twins?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?

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