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

2. What happened when the Hopkins team tried to put Beth's diseased hemisphere to sleep?
(a) Her entire brain went to sleep.
(b) They discovered that her speech control transferred to her good hemisphere.
(c) She woke up.
(d) She slipped into a coma.

3. What does the author say a "four plus" did at the hospital?
(a) Informed how long an operation would be.
(b) Galvanized everyone into action.
(c) Instructed how much coffee was needed.
(d) Indicated the number of surgeons required to attend neurosurgery grand rounds.

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

5. Why did Teresa Binder consider overdosing on sleeping pills in "Separating the Twins"?
(a) She was suspersticious about giving birth to twins.
(b) She could not bear the idea of giving birth to conjoined twins.
(c) She was having relationship problems.
(d) She was addicted to sleeping pills.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are members of the Ben Carson Club at Old Court Middle School in the Baltimore suburbs required to do?

3. What did the author find a technique for that involves placing metal rings on the back and front of the skull?

4. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?

5. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?

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 is Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Maranda Francisco's improvements after her hemispherectomy.

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

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