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

2. Roger Whiting tells John Berry that he had given Karen Randall penicillin __________.
(a) Because she had demanded it.
(b) Because her mother said she had no drug allergies.
(c) When he really meant to prescribe steroids instead.
(d) Without first consulting her medical charts.

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

4. After John Berry gets an unexpected call in the pathology lab, what does he learn?
(a) His daughter has run away from home.
(b) Art Lee has been arrested.
(c) His son has quit medical school.
(d) Frank Conway has punched the anesthesiologist.

5. During Suzanne Blake's first trimester of pregnancy, what does she contract?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Chicken Pox.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Jack Hendricks prepares to do an autopsy on Karen Randall, John is somewhat taken aback by what?

2. As Jack Hendricks prepares to do an autopsy on Karen Randall, who arrives and performs the procedure instead?

3. What type of work does Dr. John Berry typically perform in the pathology lab?

4. What example does John give of a disease that is often seen at Boston City Hospital but is practically nonexistent elsewhere?

5. Why does John Berry say that Frank Conway's theatrics are tolerated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Summarize the encounter between John Berry and Roger Whiting, the medical intern who had given Karen penicillin without first checking for allergies.

4. Describe the connection between Suzanne Blake and Art Lee.

5. Why do the police arrest Art Lee?

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

7. Explain why John wants to help Art Lee even though other doctors are willing to let him be a scapegoat for Karen's death.

8. When John goes to the radiology department at Memorial Hospital, what does the radiologist tell him?

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

10. During the first conversation between J.D. Randall and John Berry, what does the reader learn about Randall's attitude towards Art Lee?

(see the answer keys)

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