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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many specialists in human mutations were on Spencer’s team in Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What was the name of the man in the household where Spencer and his brother lived after their father died?
(a) Zachariah.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Nehemiah.

3. In Chapter 3, what condition did the second surgical patient suffer from?
(a) Oligodactyly.
(b) Polydactyly.
(c) Fragile X syndrome.
(d) Rett syndrome.

4. How long can the English Yew live?
(a) 2,000 years.
(b) 250 years.
(c) 4,000 years.
(d) 175 years.

5. With whom did Spencer and his brother live after their father died?
(a) Foster parents.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) Uncle and Aunt.
(d) Family friends.

6. When was the first operation performed in Chapter 3?
(a) May 18.
(b) July 9.
(c) April 24.
(d) June 3.

7. How old was Spencer when his third child was born?
(a) 25.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 27.

8. What was the last year that Spencer worked at Ward C?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1879.

9. When did Spencer announce that he wanted to become a medical doctor?
(a) When he was 19.
(b) When he was 21.
(c) Shortly after his father’s death.
(d) After finishing high school.

10. What color is the resin from the Myrrh tree?
(a) Gray.
(b) Golden-brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Reddish-brown.

11. How long was the courtship between Spencer and Elise?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) A year.
(d) 18 months.

12. What condition was treated in the first operation in Chapter 3?
(a) Pendred syndrome.
(b) Achondroplasia.
(c) Cleft palate.
(d) Ectrodactyly.

13. What was Alphonse’s birth date?
(a) April 30.
(b) April 17.
(c) March 1.
(d) March 16.

14. What was Elise’s last name?
(a) Price.
(b) Charleux.
(c) Anadante.
(d) Chardelle.

15. During his last year at the academy, how did Spencer devote his time?
(a) Private studies.
(b) Dissections.
(c) More lectures.
(d) More surgeries.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?

2. What were Bernard’s scientific interests?

3. When did Spencer and Elise have their first child?

4. What was the name of the woman in the household where Spencer and his brother lived after their father died?

5. What program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?

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