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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. How does the author say Bo-Bo Valentine received her injury?

3. What time does the author decide he must leave work each day, in "Family Affairs"?

4. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?

5. What does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's greatest accomplishment? How does this accomplishment make a difference? What might be different if the author did not achieve this?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author change when he transfers to a predominately Black school in the eighth grade? How are his peers similar to his old classmates at Wilson Junior High? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Reflect on the author's "Think Big" acrostic answer to success. Is it a realistic approach to success? Why or why not? How might schools, communities, or cultures be different if everyone followed each idea?

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