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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emergency Ward Surgery: No Man's Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?
(a) Bay State Hospital.
(b) Galen Memorial Hospital.
(c) Kings County Hospital.
(d) Beth Israel Hospital.

2. What did Konner find for the street person who came in with a minor injury?
(a) An empty bed.
(b) A clean syringe.
(c) A bottle of alcohol.
(d) A place to stay.

3. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?
(a) Touch the patient.
(b) Spend as little time as possible with the patient.
(c) Read the chart first.
(d) Talk to the patient.

4. How does Konner characterize the other medical students?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Imposing.
(c) Burly.
(d) Naïve.

5. What was Konner's experience in Africa?
(a) As a soldier.
(b) As a pilot.
(c) As a nurse.
(d) As an anthropologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

2. How does Konner characterize surgeons?

3. Where did Konner go at the end of his last shift, when he wanted to reflect on the trauma patients he treated?

4. How long does Konner say it took for the motorcycle accident victim to recover enough to be transferred to O.R.?

5. What was Konner's status during the anecdote that opens the book?

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