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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. What did the surgeon order Konner to get rid of because it would be useless?
(a) A fountain pen.
(b) A stethoscope.
(c) A leather medical bag.
(d) A cigarette.

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

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

4. Where do first-year medical students' clinical experiences take place?
(a) Small hospital groups.
(b) One-on-one tutorials.
(c) Large hospital groups.
(d) By shadowing individual doctors.

5. What does Konner say the younger students do not have, which older students do?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Technical expertise.
(c) Fear.
(d) Political connections.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Konner find for the street person who came in with a minor injury?

2. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?

3. What had Konner been before starting med school?

4. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?

5. What was Konner's Uncle Bobby's role in Konner's life?

(see the answer key)

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