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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. As Susan recalled her story in "Craig and Susan," who did she tell God she was like from the Bible?

2. What happened when the author pulled Craig's tumorous growth in his brain stem, during his surgery?

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

4. In "Separating the Twins," where were the twins, Patrick and Benjamin, conjoined?

5. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was unusual about Craig being able to eat a whole plate of spaghetti, six weeks after his surgery?

6. What was controversial about Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?

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

8. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What responsibility does the author feel to the Black community? What responsibility does he feel to all humans? Why does he pass up an opportunity that would allow him to help more Black patients?

Essay Topic 2

How does growing up without a father impact the author? What father figures does he rely on throughout his life? How does his experience without a father impact his ability to be a good parent?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author feel that some rules can be broken? What rules does he break in his career? How does breaking rules make him more successful than if he he only followed guidelines set by others?

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