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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John talks to a radiologist named Hughes about Karen's head X-rays, what does he learn?
(a) Karen had been a hypochondriac.
(b) Someone has tampered with the X-rays.
(c) Karen had had a nervous breakdown.
(d) The X-rays show no abnormalities.

2. Peter Randall explains to John that he had ordered head X-rays for Karen because she had been complaining of what?
(a) Vision loss.
(b) Migraine headaches.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) Neck pain.

3. How does John Berry react to Roger Whiting's self-pity?
(a) He feels like laughing out loud, but holds back.
(b) He wants to hug Roger and tell him it will be alright.
(c) He wants to tell Roger to get used to making mistakes.
(d) He tells Roger that he should move to another city.

4. When John goes to Smith College to investigate more about Karen, he speaks with Karen's roommate. What is her name?
(a) Jeanine.
(b) Ginnie.
(c) Alana.
(d) Angela.

5. When William Randall speaks of Ev, to whom is he referring?
(a) His stepmother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His girlfriend.

6. As the person conducting Karen's autopsy examines her lungs, what becomes evident?
(a) An undetected tumor had been growing.
(b) She had been a heavy smoker.
(c) Her body had reacted to something.
(d) She had had a bout with pneumonia.

7. Who calls Dr. John Berry during his busiest time in the pathology lab?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His daughter.

8. Even though Lewis Carr, clinical professor of medicine at Boston Memorial, declines to talk with John by phone, he does explain what?
(a) That Art had nothing to do with Karen.
(b) That Karen's mother is threatening to sue the hospital.
(c) That Karen's autopsy is about to take place.
(d) That Art used to be a well-respected doctor.

9. What does the doctor performing the autopsy on Karen conclude about a possible abortion?
(a) Karen had had many abortions.
(b) No abortion took place.
(c) Karen died from a poorly-performed abortion.
(d) Karen did not attempt self-abortion.

10. Typically, when is John Berry's busiest time in the pathology lab?
(a) During the early hours of the morning.
(b) Right before lunchtime.
(c) Right before midnight.
(d) During the late afternoon.

11. Art Lee explains to John Berry that he had refused to perform an abortion on Karen Randall because __________.
(a) He was afraid of her father.
(b) Her reasons for wanting one were frivolous.
(c) He thought it was a trap.
(d) Her pregnancy was already four months along.

12. What does the person conducting the autopsy on Karen notice about her uterus?
(a) It has an unusual shape.
(b) It shows signs of multiple pregnancies.
(c) It is not as large as it should be if she had been pregnant.
(d) Part of it has been removed.

13. What do John Berry and Frank Conway discuss when John drives Frank to Children's Hospital?
(a) Karen Randall's chart.
(b) J.D. Randall's personality and influence.
(c) Jim Murphy's questionable character.
(d) Lewis Carr's fear of authority.

14. Roger Whiting discovered that six months earlier, a full set of cranial X-rays had been taken of Karen. Who does he think ordered them?
(a) Jennifer Randall, her sister and nurse.
(b) Peter Randall, her uncle and physician.
(c) J.D. Randall, her father and one of the chief surgeons.
(d) Walter Randall, her brother and a medical intern.

15. After J.D. Randall tries to bribe John Berry to get him to drop Art Lee's case, J.D. resorts to what?
(a) Insults.
(b) Pleas.
(c) Lies.
(d) Threats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been switching tissue samples in the lab in order to help Art Lee?

2. After meeting with Art in jail, John calls George Bradford and leaves a message. Who is Bradford?

3. John offers several scenarios under which an autopsy would be performed. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons he presents?

4. How does Roger Whiting respond when John Berry asks him if he plans to settle in Boston?

5. Without being asked, William Randall makes sure that John Berry knows what?

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