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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. How long did the author expect Maranda's surgery to be, in "A Girl Named Maranda"?

2. What is a pupilary response?

3. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?

4. How did Beth Usher, in "Little Beth," receive a bump that later caused her first seizure?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does the author say "no knowledge is ever wasted," in "Another Step Forward"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What conflict might the author face as he grows in popularity and can no longer meet each demand? How does he turn away patients? How might he reject speaking engagements he has been invited to?

Essay Topic 3

Why might the author invest so much time in ROTC, when he has no intentions of entering the military? Describe his motivation for joining ROTC, his influences, and the skills he will be able to use in his medical career.

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