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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. Who reminded the author, in "Craig and Susan," to remember his mother's words about trusting the Lord?
(a) Susan.
(b) Craig's father.
(c) Craig.
(d) Dr. Miller.

2. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?
(a) Her blood pressure dropped.
(b) Her fingers moved.
(c) She started to bleed.
(d) Her toes moved.

3. What happened to Craig Warnick on June 19, 1988, in "Craig and Susan"?
(a) He graduated from college.
(b) He had surgery on his tumor and cyst.
(c) He found out he out he had Von Hippel-Lindau.
(d) He was admitted to the hospital through the emergency room.

4. 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) Being himself/Because he projects some kind of image through a super-sales job.
(c) Pitching his metal ring technique/By being modest.
(d) His recommendations/By anything he says.

5. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?
(a) At the hip.
(b) At the shoulder.
(c) At the chest.
(d) At the back of the head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the twins remain in a coma after their surgery in "The Rest of Their Story"?

2. In " Three Special Children," what does the author say is heartbreaking to watch parents do?

3. What does the author say a "four plus" did at the hospital?

4. Denise's surgery, in "Little Beth," confirmed for the author that when people know their _____ and they know their job, it doesn't matter who _____ them.

5. What unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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