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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Walter Randall, her brother and a medical intern.
(b) J.D. Randall, her father and one of the chief surgeons.
(c) Jennifer Randall, her sister and nurse.
(d) Peter Randall, her uncle and physician.

2. After meeting with Art in jail, John calls his wife, Judith, and asks her to do what?
(a) Set up a meeting with Karen's mother.
(b) Meet with Betty to get some answers.
(c) Start an investigation into Karen's death.
(d) Check on Betty and keep her calm.

3. Suzanne Blake is a college student who __________.
(a) Has survived cervical cancer.
(b) Falls in love with a professor.
(c) Becomes pregnant by accident.
(d) Desperately wants a baby.

4. 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 dead upon arrival at the hospital.
(b) The patient dies under violent or unusual circumstances.
(c) The patient is related to a hospital staff member.
(d) The patient dies within a day of arriving at the hospital.

5. As John talks with people who had known Karen, what name starts to pop up?
(a) Genevieve.
(b) Justine.
(c) Alana.
(d) Angela.

Short Answer Questions

1. After John Berry gets an unexpected call in the pathology lab, what does he learn?

2. Typically, when is John Berry's busiest time in the pathology lab?

3. What does John want Jim Murphy to do?

4. During Karen Randall's autopsy, the stretchmarks noted on her body indicate what?

5. When John contacts the pharmacy to learn more about Karen's prescription, he learns that she was taking what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the conversation that takes place between John and Ev outside of the Randall home.

2. Explain why other doctors let Dr. Frank Conway rant and rave after one of his patients dies.

3. When John Berry spends ten minutes with Art Lee after his arrest, what does Art explain about Karen Randall?

4. Who is Alan Zenner, and why does John talk with him?

5. Why has George Bradford declined to take Art Lee's case?

6. John Berry compares his puzzlement over Art Lee's case with "the Peru case." What is the Peru case to which he refers?

7. Why does John decline to help when he is asked if he wants to assist with Karen's autopsy?

8. Summarize how John Berry describes Boston City Hospital.

9. How does being a doctor help John with his unofficial investigation of Karen's death?

10. How does J.D. Randall deflect pointed questions John Berry asks of him during their first conversation?

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