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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 unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Cod liver oil.
(c) Wheatgrass.
(d) Coffee.

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

3. Before the author left for his interview in Baltimore, he decided that he wanted to be himself and be accepted or rejected by _____ and not _____.
(a) His grades/By the mistakes he has made.
(b) Pitching his metal ring technique/By being modest.
(c) Being himself/Because he projects some kind of image through a super-sales job.
(d) His recommendations/By anything he says.

4. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?
(a) The veteran nurses.
(b) A few of the doctors.
(c) Celebrity patients.
(d) Wealthy families.

5. In "Craig and Susan," what did Susan Warnick's experience with Dr. Miller help her conclude?
(a) That she and her husband should seek counseling.
(b) That she was more knowledgeable about her husband's disease than most doctors.
(c) That there was nothing anyone could do to help her husband.
(d) That nurses could benefit patients by expressing their care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did patient Danielle's mother first learn about the author, in "Three Special Children"?

2. What homework assignment did the author give Luis and Terry Francisco before Maranda's surgery?

3. What happened to Craig Warnick on June 19, 1988, in "Craig and Susan"?

4. What does the author conclude in "Family Affairs" is a top priority?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the author tell a resident at the hospital in Australia that he came from a large family?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What complications did Danielle experience after her surgery in "Three Special Children"?

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

9. What is Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)?

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

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