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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. When was Spencer born?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1848.

2. In a journal at the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Spencer say was a miracle?
(a) Being human.
(b) Life and death.
(c) Sunrise and sunset.
(d) Birth of a baby.

3. In what month did Spencer comment on his opinion of the doctor who was known for his embryonic research and work with conjoined twins?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) April.

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

5. What book did Emma Black write that is mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) Pasteurization and Bacteriolgy.
(b) A Journey with an American Naturalist.
(c) Microorganisms and Bacteria.
(d) A Journey with an American Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were the journal entries written at the end of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 2, from where did the dead insects come from that Spencer illustrated?

3. How did Spencer and Elise meet?

4. Before moving to Philadelphia, how much schooling had Spencer completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?

5. During his last year at the academy, how did Spencer devote his time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other operation was mentioned in Chapter 3?

2. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

3. What was the first operation performed in Ward C?

4. How did Spencer’s personality change in 1876?

5. How did the success of Ward C affect the academy?

6. At the time Spencer and Bernard moved to Philadelphia, how much of a medical education had each completed?

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

8. Who did Spencer marry and how did they meet?

9. What was the first unsuccessful surgery at Ward C?

10. What special program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?

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