Gifted Hands: Chapters 1-6

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Across
  1. 1. Ben quit the _______ team because he experienced racism there.
  2. 3. A country area that isn't very populated
  3. 5. Ben was scared of these small insects
  4. 7. When Ben got these, his nearly "handicapped" vision improved
  5. 9. The city where Carson spent most of his childhood.
  6. 10. An obstacle Ben had to overcome that is mentioned in Chapter 6
  7. 12. Ben's parents got one of these after Ben's mom discovered his Dad was cheating
  8. 13. Carson's first name
  9. 15. What Ben Carson first thought he wanted to be when he grew up
  10. 17. The reason Ben's mother went to mental hospitals; long periods of sadness
  11. 19. A doctor whose specialty is to operate on brains
  12. 20. The last name of the the Sister, an elderly woman from church, who looked after Ben and Curtis
Down
  1. 1. A form of government assistance to help provide food to low-income families
  2. 2. The name of Ben's brother
  3. 4. The city in Massachusetts where Ben's family lived for awhile
  4. 6. Ben's mom limited this when Ben got bad grades
  5. 8. Opinions about someone before you really know them
  6. 11. The kind of volcanic rock Ben identified for his science teacher
  7. 14. "A ________ saved is a ________ earned" is what Ben's mother said
  8. 16. A vocabulary word that means "unfair"
  9. 18. What was Ben called by some of the kids at school