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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. Why does John want to talk with Alan Zenner?
(a) To learn more about Karen's lifestyle.
(b) To get the names of more friends.
(c) To scare him into saying who the abortionist is.
(d) To find out if he's the father of the baby.

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

3. During Karen Randall's autopsy, the stretchmarks noted on her body indicate what?
(a) Recent pregnancy.
(b) Unusual skin type.
(c) Recent weight gain.
(d) Unusual growth spurt.

4. According to Carr, who called the police after Karen's death?
(a) Her doctor.
(b) Her stepmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her best friend.

5. In John's commentary on Boston City Hospital, he explains that the facility __________.
(a) Had lost three doctors the previous year.
(b) Had won five awards the previous year.
(c) Is in the "Combat Zone."
(d) Is in the "Neutral Zone."

Short Answer Questions

1. When John calls Lewis Carr after meeting with the medical intern, what is Lewis' demeanor?

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

3. When John goes to the Randall's house after talking with the radiologist and checking with the pharmacy, whom does he see?

4. Who is Alan Zenner?

5. Who calls Dr. John Berry during his busiest time in the pathology lab?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is John surprised to see J.D. Randall performing open heart surgery?

3. Why do the police arrest Art Lee?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does John Berry say about Dr. Conway's manner of conducting autopsies?

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

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