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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?
(a) Directing traffic.
(b) Testing her blood type.
(c) Inserting an IV.
(d) Holding the woman down.

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

3. How does Konner characterize his work with Dr. Haley?
(a) He felt like a fraud.
(b) He felt like a beginner.
(c) He felt like he didn't know anything.
(d) He felt like a doctor of equal stature.

4. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?
(a) Amenable.
(b) Competent.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Compassionate.

5. What did Konner think was unrealistic about the doctor he saw on TV?
(a) He cared about his patients.
(b) He had no life outside the hospital.
(c) He was relentless in his pursuit of nurses.
(d) He got away with gross incompetence.

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

7. What does Konner say he tried to hide from the woman on whom he had to perform a neurological exam?
(a) He was attracted to her.
(b) He was sick himself.
(c) He thought she has severe problems.
(d) He had never performed this exam before.

8. What had Konner been before starting med school?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A Harvard University professor.
(c) A writer.
(d) An engineer.

9. What was the nature of the first operation in which Konner participated?
(a) Brain surgery.
(b) Gall bladder surgery.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Skin surgery.

10. Where did Konner go at the end of his last shift, when he wanted to reflect on the trauma patients he treated?
(a) Home.
(b) The chapel.
(c) The bar.
(d) For a walk with another intern.

11. How does Konner characterize surgeons?
(a) Men who enjoyed making snap decisions.
(b) Men who wanted to help people.
(c) Men who thrive on problem solving.
(d) Men who thrive on stress.

12. What did interns do after rounds?
(a) Begin assignments.
(b) Start to study.
(c) Write up the rounds.
(d) Wait for patients to come in.

13. What does a retractor do?
(a) Drains blood from a body cavity.
(b) Holds skin open.
(c) Applies pressure to a wound.
(d) Stops bleeding.

14. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?
(a) By his calm under pressure.
(b) By describing successes with radical procedures.
(c) By his patience and insight.
(d) By presenting a contrasting range of patients.

15. How does Konner characterize shock therapy?
(a) Mild compared with surgery.
(b) Ineffectual.
(c) Non-invasive.
(d) Violent and dehumanizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?

2. What was the surgeons response when Dr. Ramirez asked Konner to intubate?

3. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?

4. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?

5. What behavior of John Williams' embarrassed Konner?

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