Selection Quizzes (English)



1.	What was the first surgeon's diagnosis?
	A.	a sheared ball-and-socket joint
	B.	a psychosomatic problem
	C.	a torn ligament in the knee
	D.	a hairline fracture

2.	Why did the doctor call Henry an "overachiever"?
	A.	He was a racist who did not believe Henry could become a doctor.
	B.	He was a specialist in psychosomatic problems.
	C.	He refused to do the operation.
	D.	He was a bad doctor.

3.	Why did Henry and his mother argue so much when Henry was recovering?
	A.	They were genuinely mad at one another.
	B.	Henry's mother was stressed because she could not pay all of the medical bills.
	C.	Henry preferred reading James Baldwin to talking to his mother.
	D.	The arguments distracted Henry from the pain and discomfort of the traction system.

4.	Why did Henry wait so long to have hip replacement surgery?
	A.	Replacement hips were not available for people younger than 40.
	B.	Replacement hips only last about 15 years.
	C.	Henry was scared.
	D.	No surgeon would perform the procedure.

5.	Why did Henry's wife burst into tears after the surgery?
	A.	Henry looked very sickly.
	B.	The surgery took much longer than expected.
	C.	Henry's wife was very stressed during the surgery.
	D.	Henry's foot was touching the ground for the first time in 26 years.

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