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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

2. What program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?
(a) Special anatomy program.
(b) Special surgical program.
(c) Physical therapy program.
(d) Observation and treatment program.

3. Before moving to Philadelphia, how many years of schooling had Bernard completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

5. When did Spencer’s mother die?
(a) When he was two.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1869.
(d) Giving birth to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date on the only known image of Alphonse?

2. When was the first operation performed in Chapter 3?

3. What were Bernard’s scientific interests?

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

5. How long into the surgery did Meredith die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Spencer write about a time he went to help his father dig up a body?

2. What other operation was mentioned in Chapter 3?

3. What did Spencer think about religion as a child?

4. What work did Spencer find in the evenings in 1869?

5. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

6. What is the story behind the Lily of the Valley told in Chapter 2?

7. Who were Spencer’s parents?

8. Where did Spencer and his brother go to live after their father died?

9. During this time in America and around the world, what changes were occurring in medicine?

10. How was information about Spencer collected?

(see the answer keys)

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