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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?
2. As Susan recalled her story in "Craig and Susan," who did she tell God she was like from the Bible?
3. How did patient Danielle's mother first learn about the author, in "Three Special Children"?
4. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?
5. Why did the author tell Craig and Susan that he could NOT open the pons up during Craig's surgery?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were some of the possible outcomes of Maranda's hemispherectomy, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?
2. Why does the author say "no knowledge is ever wasted," in "Another Step Forward"?
3. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?
4. What was unusual about Craig being able to eat a whole plate of spaghetti, six weeks after his surgery?
5. Describe Maranda Francisco's improvements after her hemispherectomy.
6. How did Dr. Long handle a White patient who did not want a Black doctor on her case?
7. How did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital try to lure the author to work for him?
8. Why did some doctors oppose a craniectomy for a patient named Charles in "Three Special Children"?
9. Who does the author say he feels a self-imposed obligation to act as a role model for?
10. What does the letter T stand for in the author's "Think Big" acrostic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is it better to allow someone to die naturally or to proceed with a risky surgery that may or may not save them? Compare personal beliefs to the author's.
Essay Topic 2
How does the author deal with failure? How does he deal with disappointment? How does he deal with stress? What can one learn from the author's approach to problems?
Essay Topic 3
What does the author know about his mother's mental condition while he is growing up? How does the author feel about his mother, once he learns of her psychological struggles? How might the author's perception of his mother change, as he learns more about the brain?
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