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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Konner say it took for the motorcycle accident victim to recover enough to be transferred to O.R.?

2. When did walk-rounds begin in the Emergency Ward?

3. What had Petey begun to do at age seventeen?

4. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?

5. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konner describe his first experience anesthetizing a patient?

2. What is borderline syndrome?

3. How does Konner say brain disease affects a person's personality?

4. What was the controversy around the patient Ruskin operated on?

5. How does Konner contrast American medical diagnoses to African children's lives?

6. How does Konner describe Gerald Edwards' brain surgery?

7. What were Konner's reasons fro becoming a doctor?

8. What was Edwards' condition after surgery?

9. How would you describe Konner's tone and language in the opening anecdote?

10. How is Konner different from the other students in his group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Konner's book was published in 1987, before a lot of 'gene therapies' were explored and developed. How do you think Konner would respond to the new science of genetics, which tries to explain human behavior through genetic analysis?

Essay Topic 2

Which person or scene exemplifies everything Konner loves about medicine? Which person or scene exemplifies everything he loathed about the medical industry? Using examples from the text, describe the scenes or character that consolidate Konner's feelings about his training.

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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