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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Three Special Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?
(a) Times have changed and people are less prejudiced.
(b) He pre-screens patients to make sure they have a positive attitude.
(c) He has learned to be more charming.
(d) Patients know who he is and what he looks like before they get there.

2. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Mokeys.

3. How does the author say Bo-Bo Valentine received her injury?
(a) She was attacked by a dog.
(b) She was hit by a truck.
(c) She was hit by a baseball.
(d) She fell off a swing.

4. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?
(a) "Nearer My God to Thee."
(b) "Jesus Is All the World to Me."
(c) "Just As I Am."
(d) "Amazing Grace."

5. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Money gear.
(b) Monkey suits.
(c) Super whites.
(d) Doctor threads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aubrey Tompkins suggest when Candy's audition at the church did not work out?

2. What score did the author receive on a math quiz that humiliated him?

3. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?

4. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?

5. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

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