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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Laura think she has offended by entering the hospital library?
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Ferguson.
(c) McCabe.
(d) Hochberg.

7. How much time has passed since the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three days.

8. Which doctor tells some of the other doctors to be quiet and stop making jokes about patients and golf games?
(a) Ferguson.
(b) McCabe.
(c) Cunningham.
(d) Hochberg.

9. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The country club bar.
(b) Emergency Room.
(c) Hilton Head golf course.
(d) The hospital library.

10. Where does Hochberg order Laura to stay?
(a) In the corner.
(b) In the waiting room.
(c) In the observation booth.
(d) In the hallway.

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

12. What do the two nurses say that Laura must be?
(a) Immature.
(b) Hysterical.
(c) Naive.
(d) A med student.

13. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The corridor outside Barbara's hospital room.
(b) The hospital emergency room.
(c) The cafe across the street from the hospital.
(d) The hospital library.

14. Who hesitates before entering the hospital library?
(a) Jillian.
(b) Laura.
(c) Hochberg.
(d) Barbara.

15. Hochberg and some of the other doctors say they can't cut expenses ___________________________.
(a) Without cutting staff.
(b) Until next year.
(c) Because they are already running lean.
(d) Without compromising services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to get in the way of any path Ferguson thinks about pursuing?

2. Why is Ferguson not at the hospital today?

3. What does Laura do when Ferguson admits to having an affair with Barbara?

4. Why does the hospital employee need surgery?

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

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