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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 did the author find a technique for that involves placing metal rings on the back and front of the skull?
(a) Taking better x-rays of the brain.
(b) Removing brain tumors.
(c) Finding the foramen ovale.
(d) Curing headaches.

2. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?
(a) She talked.
(b) She had little swelling.
(c) She sat up on the gurney.
(d) She slept.

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

4. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?
(a) They were Black Americans.
(b) They belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
(c) They were Yale alumni.
(d) They lived in Michigan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the CT scan show after Beth's surgery in "Little Beth"?

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

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

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

5. What news did Maranda's parents receive about her diagnosis at UCLA Medical Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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