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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. Who are the first two people Roy meets in the EW?

2. Why does Leggo say he thought Roy was in the military?

3. The Fat Man refers to his invention as what?

4. How did the Runt get rid of a patient that came into the EW when he was busy with the Yellow Man?

5. The Wing of Zock was named for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what "gomers go to ground" means and what it entails.

2. What imaginary object does Cohen tell Roy to use when he doesn't know how he will make it through their 24-hour shift?

3. On the average, how old are the gomers?

4. How does Berry feel about the gomers Roy speaks of?

5. What does Molly get Roy for Christmas and what does she admit to him? How does Roy feel about this?

6. How does Chuck say he got into medical school?

7. Potts is on Valium, and starts putting his patients on it as well. Why does he say he's doing this?

8. Why does the Fat Man say that in internal medicine it's not necessary to see the patients?

9. What keeps reminding Roy of all the gomers from the House?

10. What is a "slurper"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is defined as when something happens that is the opposite of what was expected. Explain in detail an instance in the novel that could be described as ironic. Be specific about what was expected and why the outcome was such a surprise. Also, please explain why the author may have chosen to present this situation ironically.

Essay Topic 2

Roy contemplates whether ethically it is better to lie to save a life, or tell the truth and let someone die. In essence, what is better: justice, or the illusion of justice? Explain both sides of the argument in more detail.

Essay Topic 3

A Catch 22 is when one outcome is dependent on another, while the other is dependent on the first one as well. For example, a person needs money to buy a car, but needs a car to get to work tin order to make the money to buy the car. How does the gomer "Harry the Horse" portray behavior that is reminiscent of Catch 22?

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