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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom had Barbara asked before lapsing into unconsciousness?
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Ferguson.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Hochberg.

2. Ferguson tells Laura that ____________ is all McCabe lives for.
(a) Medicine.
(b) Fine dining.
(c) Music.
(d) Golf.

3. What does Laura say she will do if Ferguson decides to study with Hochberg and not accept the administrator job?
(a) She will support any decision he makes.
(b) She wants to go with him.
(c) She will leave him.
(d) She will miss him while he's gone.

4. What national event is affecting everyone in America at this time?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

5. What does Ferguson tell Laura when she realizes he had an affair with Barbara?
(a) He is in love with Laura.
(b) He is sorry.
(c) It didn't mean anything.
(d) He is in love with Barbara.

6. What does Mary caution Ferguson about regarding going into Barbara's room?
(a) She will need to be restrained.
(b) She will probably scream.
(c) She may start talking again.
(d) She is in a coma.

7. Why does Laura have to stay away from Ferguson in the operating room?
(a) She will faint.
(b) She talks too much.
(c) She is not trained for this.
(d) She is not sterile.

8. What does Ferguson wonder about Barbara at this point?
(a) Why she didn't go to another hospital.
(b) Why she didn't tell him she needed help.
(c) Why she didn't want to keep the baby.
(d) Why she couldn't keep away from him.

9. Who wanted Ferguson's help with a procedure today?
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Michaelson.
(c) Hochberg.
(d) McCabe.

10. What does Hochberg call the person who performed Barbara's abortion?
(a) Hero.
(b) Saint.
(c) Fool.
(d) Butcher.

11. Mary knows that ______________ was the father of Barbara's baby.
(a) Hochberg.
(b) Michaelson.
(c) Cunningham.
(d) Ferguson.

12. What happens when Laura touches Ferguson's arm?
(a) He jerks away from her.
(b) His sterile garments are now unsterile.
(c) He tells her to get out.
(d) He slaps her.

13. Hochberg tells Ferguson that Ferguson has every right to ______________________.
(a) Marry someone other than Laura.
(b) Marry Laura.
(c) Live his life the way he wants to.
(d) Change careers.

14. Which of the following does Laura NOT say about her father and Hochberg.
(a) They are colorless.
(b) They are flat.
(c) They are vivacious.
(d) They have no outside interests.

15. What does Laura say about the surgical gown she wears?
(a) It is wrinkled.
(b) It makes her feel important.
(c) It is too long.
(d) It is tight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hochberg tell a nurse to have Laura sit?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the hospital business managers?

3. What does Ferguson respond when Laura asks if he had an affair with Barbara?

4. What is the symbolism of Laura's touch on Ferguson's arm making him unsterile in the operating room?

5. What does Ferguson say is all he is thinking about now?

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