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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brennan's medical skills?
(a) He says that he was aloof and defensive, and made a lot of mistakes.
(b) He says that he could not recognize what was staring him in the face.
(c) He says that he saw beyond the CAT scans.
(d) He says that he was so friendly that his medical procedures seemed more successful than they were.

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

3. What had happened to the woman who was rolled into the ER?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Drug overdose.
(c) Pregnancy complications.
(d) Stabbing.

4. What kinds of cases is Katherine Ballard interested in?
(a) Borderline cases.
(b) Artists.
(c) Neurotics.
(d) Psychopaths.

5. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?
(a) Witty and detached.
(b) Weak and fussy.
(c) Irritable and judgmental.
(d) Aggressive and combative.

6. What had Petey begun to do at age seventeen?
(a) Attempt suicide.
(b) Regress to childhood.
(c) Use street drugs.
(d) Assault people.

7. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?
(a) Removed the wrong organ.
(b) Cut the cystic artery.
(c) Failed to anesthetize the patient property.
(d) Made the incision in the wrong place.

8. What kind of surgery did Konner watch Dr. Ruskin perform?
(a) Abdominal surgery.
(b) Cataract surgery.
(c) Spine surgery.
(d) Implant surgery.

9. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?
(a) By amputating it.
(b) By sawing off her ring.
(c) By compressing the finger.
(d) By lancing it and draining the blood.

10. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?
(a) He is the only man.
(b) He is the least prepared.
(c) He is older.
(d) He is younger.

11. When did walk-rounds begin in the Emergency Ward?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) Twelve noon.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

12. At what age did Konner begin his first rotation?
(a) 36.
(b) 22.
(c) 41.
(d) 28.

13. For how long has Konner wanted to study medicine?
(a) Since high school.
(b) Since college.
(c) All his life.
(d) Since middle school.

14. How many medical students was Konner grouped with for his rotation in psychiatry?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

15. What is 'bagging' a patient?
(a) Putting a deceased patient in a body bag.
(b) Giving a bag to a nauseous patient.
(c) Breathing for them with a rubber bag.
(d) Covering a patient's head so they cannot see surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Konner been before starting med school?

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

3. What was patient Petey's diagnosis?

4. Who did students meet with during initial basic clinical skills class?

5. What outcome has Dr. Burdick tried to prevent in his practice?

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