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

2. The police sergeant allows John Berry in to see Dr. Lee after he mistakenly thinks what?

3. After meeting with Art in jail, John calls George Bradford and leaves a message. Who is Bradford?

4. What do John Berry and Frank Conway discuss when John drives Frank to Children's Hospital?

5. As John watches the autopsy conducted on Karen Randall, he discovers that her cause of death was systemic anaphylaxis, which is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does J.D. Randall, Karen's father, first attempt to get John Berry to stop working on Art Lee's case?

2. What does John tell Peter Randall when asked for his opinion about Karen's autopsy findings?

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

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

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

6. Why does Roger Whiting come up with "miscarriage" as a diagnosis for Karen's condition?

7. Summarize how John Berry describes Boston City Hospital.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Art and his family and John and his family go on with their lives once the case is closed.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast John Berry's detective and medical sides. How does being a doctor gain him access to valuable information pertaining to his friend's case? What unspoken rules seem to exist between the doctors with whom John works regarding the sharing of information? How is it that, at least initially, John does not arouse more suspicion with his colleagues?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss some of the instances when John Berry poses as someone else: for example, a police officer, an attorney, a relative, a drug buyer. Why does he pose as someone he is not? In each case, what information does he gain? Can it be argued that "the end justifies the means?" Why or why not?

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