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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jack Hendricks prepares to do an autopsy on Karen Randall, who arrives and performs the procedure instead?
(a) Arthur Klein, forensics expert.
(b) Lewis Carr, clinical professor.
(c) Janice Altwater, head of staff.
(d) Leland Weston, chief pathologist.

2. The police sergeant allows John Berry in to see Dr. Lee after he mistakenly thinks what?
(a) Berry is a private investigator.
(b) Berry is Lee's attorney.
(c) Berry is Lee's supervisor.
(d) Berry wants Lee imprisoned.

3. When Arthur Lee refuses Suzanne Blake's request, she says that she will do what?
(a) Drop out of college and live like a hermit.
(b) Find the next best obstetrician since he will not help her.
(c) Report him to his supervisor.
(d) Get an abortion from someone who charges two hundred dollars.

4. Lewis Carr tells John that according to her stepmother, Karen had named Art Lee as __________.
(a) The abortionist.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her drug supplier.
(d) The one who talked her out of an abortion.

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

6. What type of work does Dr. John Berry typically perform in the pathology lab?
(a) He analyzes X-rays.
(b) He isolates viruses.
(c) He analyzes tissue samples.
(d) He gives second opinions.

7. Arthur Lee agrees to Suzanne Blake's request after he does what?
(a) Has a lengthy conversation with his spiritual adviser.
(b) Consults with his best friend, John Berry.
(c) Clears his schedule to make room for her.
(d) Spends a sleepless night debating what to do.

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

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

10. At Smith College, how does John get past the receptionist in the dorm rooms?
(a) He bribes her with compliments.
(b) He claims to be Karen's doctor.
(c) He bribes her with chocolate.
(d) He claims to be Karen's uncle.

11. When John Berry tells Arthur Lee that continuing to perform abortions is insane, Lee defends himself by saying what?
(a) Women's lives are complicated.
(b) Everyone in the hospital knows what he is doing.
(c) The police are in on it.
(d) It is often the humane answer.

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

13. When John meets with Lewis Carr and talks to him in person, he learns that after being taken to the emergency by her mother, Karen had been given what?
(a) Beta blockers.
(b) Antihistamines.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Coumadin.

14. As the doctor finishes up the autopsy on Karen, what does John note?
(a) It should be easy to prove Art's innocence.
(b) The results will not show for certain if Karen was pregnant.
(c) Karen's pregnancy had been plagued with problems.
(d) It is perfectly clear Karen had been murdered.

15. John offers several scenarios under which an autopsy would be performed. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons he presents?
(a) The patient is related to a hospital staff member.
(b) The patient is dead upon arrival at the hospital.
(c) The patient dies under violent or unusual circumstances.
(d) The patient dies within a day of arriving at the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Art Lee explains to John Berry that he had refused to perform an abortion on Karen Randall because __________.

2. When does Dr. Conway always conduct his autopsies?

3. During Suzanne Blake's first trimester of pregnancy, what does she contract?

4. What adjective does William Randall use to describe Karen Randall?

5. As Dr. John Berry recalls past conversations with his friend, Dr. Arthur Lee, what becomes clear?

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