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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Jack Hendricks prepares to do an autopsy on Karen Randall, John is somewhat taken aback by what?
2. William Randall tells John Berry that at dinner, the family had teased Karen a bit about what?
3. When John talks to a radiologist named Hughes about Karen's head X-rays, what does he learn?
4. When John finds a regular bottle of prescription medicine in Karen's room, what does he do?
5. During John Berry's first conversation with J.D. Randall, what does J.D. try to offer him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize John Berry's phone conversation with Dr. Sanderson, head of the pathology labs, following his unfruitful meeting with Art Lee's attorney.
2. After Dr. John Berry learns that Dr. Art Lee has been arrested, he recalls talking with Art about what serious matter?
3. Why has George Bradford declined to take Art Lee's case?
4. When John Berry spends ten minutes with Art Lee after his arrest, what does Art explain about Karen Randall?
5. When John finally talks with Peter Randall directly, what key pieces of information does he learn?
6. Explain why other doctors let Dr. Frank Conway rant and rave after one of his patients dies.
7. Summarize how John Berry describes Boston City Hospital.
8. Why does John decline to help when he is asked if he wants to assist with Karen's autopsy?
9. Describe the connection between Suzanne Blake and Art Lee.
10. What does John tell Peter Randall when asked for his opinion about Karen's autopsy findings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Dr. John Berry with Dr. Frank Conway. Analyze each in the following categories: compassion, honesty, professionalism, expertise. Which of the two is more trustworthy? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Despite the fact that Peter Randall seems to be hiding something and may be implicated in Karen's death, John Berry likes him and hopes to find him innocent. Why? What bonds these two doctors? Why do they have a cordial rapport in spite of apparently working on opposing sides of Art's case?
Essay Topic 3
Almost from the start, tension exists between John and several other characters. Cite specific examples when this tension works against John and when it works in his favor in his interactions with the following characters:
1. Captain Peterson.
2. J.D. Randall.
3. Roman Jones.
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