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

2. In "Craig and Susan," what did Susan Warnick's experience with Dr. Miller help her conclude?

3. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?

4. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?

5. What is a pupilary response?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Rasmussen's encephalitis?

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

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

7. Who does the author say he feels a self-imposed obligation to act as a role model for?

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author believe he has "gifted hands"? How does he receive this gift? What does he do with the gift?

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