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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In talking to Karen's roommate, John learns that Karen had claimed what?

2. What does John say in response to the Randall family's belief that Karen had paid Art Lee three hundred dollars for an abortion?

3. According to Carr, who called the police after Karen's death?

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

5. When John goes looking for Karen's chart, he learns that it is in the possession of whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the major findings made during Karen Randall's autopsy?

3. Summarize John Berry's phone conversation with Dr. Sanderson, head of the pathology labs, following his unfruitful meeting with Art Lee's attorney.

4. Who is Mrs. McPherson, and what happens to her?

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

6. When John finally talks with Peter Randall directly, what key pieces of information does he learn?

7. Why does John take a sample of Karen's blood to Dr. Jim Murphy?

8. What key details does John learn about Karen from her roommate Ginnie?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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