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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. During Suzanne Blake's first trimester of pregnancy, what does she contract?
2. Suzanne Blake is a college student who __________.
3. Peter Randall explains to John that he had ordered head X-rays for Karen because she had been complaining of what?
4. When John goes to Smith College to investigate more about Karen, he speaks with Karen's roommate. What is her name?
5. After John Berry gets an unexpected call in the pathology lab, what does he learn?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the encounter between John Berry and Roger Whiting, the medical intern who had given Karen penicillin without first checking for allergies.
2. What key details does John learn about Karen from her roommate Ginnie?
3. Explain why John wants to help Art Lee even though other doctors are willing to let him be a scapegoat for Karen's death.
4. After Dr. John Berry learns that Dr. Art Lee has been arrested, he recalls talking with Art about what serious matter?
5. Summarize John Berry's phone conversation with Dr. Sanderson, head of the pathology labs, following his unfruitful meeting with Art Lee's attorney.
6. What does John Berry say about Dr. Conway's manner of conducting autopsies?
7. Summarize how John Berry describes Boston City Hospital.
8. Why does Roger Whiting come up with "miscarriage" as a diagnosis for Karen's condition?
9. What are some of the major findings made during Karen Randall's autopsy?
10. Why does John decline to help when he is asked if he wants to assist with Karen's autopsy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Explain why the police are not more cooperative and helpful with the Lee family when hecklers attack their home. Why are the police dragging their feet? How does John intervene? How does he secure police protection for the family?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout most of the story, it is unclear whether or not Karen was actually pregnant. Discuss all the indications for and against a pregnancy's actually existing. Include what people say and what is discovered through lab tests. Why are the lab tests inconclusive? How do the results leave John Berry confused? In the end, was she or was she not pregnant?
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