Chapters 1-8 Ben Carson
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Ben's mothers name
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Sonya Carson
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Ben's mother grew up in
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Tennessee.
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Ben's brother's name is
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Curtis.
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Robert Carson is
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Ben's father.
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Ben's mom divorced Ben's dad because he
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had another family.
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Sonya, Ben, and Curtis moved to Boston, Massachusetts because
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Sonya couldn't pay the bills.
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Sonya Carson made how much money per week?
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One hundred dollars.
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Sonya Carson made how much money per month?
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Four to five hundred dollars.
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Was Ben's family on Welfare?
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No, Sonya Carson wanted to pay the bills on her own.
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Ben's nickname in fifth grade was
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Dummy.
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Why couldn't Ben's mother read?
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She dropped out of school in the third grade.
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Ben's mother got married when she was
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thirteen.
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Ben is a
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Neurosurgeon.
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In Sonya Carson's letter, who is to blame if you make a mistake?
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Yourself
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When Ben was teased at school, he
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ignored his peers.
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What happen to Ben that allowed him to see better and to pull up his grades?
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Eye glasses
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How does Ben Carson help students go to college?
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Scholarship money
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What hospital does Ben work for?
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John Hopkins Hospital
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How did Ben fix his anger?
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The Bible
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What college did Ben attend?
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Yale
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What two colleges was Ben trying to divide between?
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Harvard and Yale
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One of Ben's major accomplishments was
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separating the twins.
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Ben was how old when his father left?
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Eight
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No matter how tired Sonya Carson was, She always asked her boys about
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school.
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When Ben moved to Boston he lived in an
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apartment with his aunt and uncle.
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Ben was afraid of the rats in Boston, he said they were as big as
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cats.
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Ben's mother made him write how many book reports per week?
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Two
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Ben could only watch how many TV shows per week?
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Three
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Each week, Ben was expected to go to the
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library and study.
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Ben's mother said that if he learned to
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read, he could do anything!
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Ben's peers at Hunter Junior High criticized him, the students call it
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capping.
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Ben changed schools when he was in the 8th grade in order to move back to
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the house on Deacon Street.
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Ben lost his temper and he threw a
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lock at his classmate and made a three inch gash in his head.
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Ben asked his mother to buy him an Italian knit shirt and it was
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seventy-five dollars.
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Ben nearly killed his friend Bob because he
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changed the radio station.
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Ben almost killed his friend by
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stabbing him.
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Ben started prayed in order to
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control his temper.
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Ben was teased at school because of his
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clothes.
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Ben would hide when he went to the grocery story because he did not want his peers to see him with
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food stamps.
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How did Ben know more about the ROTC program than anyone else?
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Curtis was in the ROTC
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Sergeant Hunt challenged Ben, what was his challenge?
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Ben took over the 5th period ROTC class.
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What was wrong with the students in the 5th period ROTC class?
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They were unruly, uncooperative, and exasperating.
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Was Ben's challenge successful? Did he \"fix\" the students?
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Yes, Ben was promoted and the fifth period class became the top ROTC class.
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Ben made the highest score on the
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ROTC exam.
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Ben did not accept the scholarship that West Point gave him because he
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wanted to be a doctor.
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During the summers to save money, Ben worked at
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Ford Motor Company and the Biology Laboratory.
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Ben thought Yale was lucky to have him until he realized that
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he was not the only bright student at Yale.
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When Ben was in high school, he would cram for a day, take a test and pass. In college, Ben learned he had to
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study every single day in order to pass.
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Ben was failing what class his first semester at Yale?
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Chemistry
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Chemistry is what type of class?
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Science
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Who came to Ben in a dream and helped him to pass his Chemistry final?
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A shadowy figure/God
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All of the students at Yale spent a lot of money, they were
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wealthy.
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Ben found how much money when he was walking to the Chapel?
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Ten dollars
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Ben became head of a crew of guys and their job was to
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pick up trash.
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Ben was given ten dollars through a reward for being
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honest.
