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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long a break does Konner get at Christmas?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

3. What did patient Francis Giannetti discover when he came into the hospital with leg cramps from jogging?
(a) Thyroid issues.
(b) Brain cancer.
(c) Alzheimers.
(d) Heart disease.

4. What was Konner convinced of, after Mike's mistake?
(a) Surgery is a dangerous business.
(b) He was not surgeon material himself.
(c) Mike Colucci was never going to be a surgeon.
(d) Marty Wentworth practiced bad medicine.

5. Which is NOT one of the four laws of medicine?
(a) Do nothing if you don't know.
(b) Never call a surgeon.
(c) Keep doing things that work.
(d) Learn by experimenting.

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

7. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?
(a) Removing surgical stitches.
(b) Herniography.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Exploratory surgery.

8. What was Konner's Uncle Bobby's role in Konner's life?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Nemesis.
(c) Hero.
(d) Inspiration.

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

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

11. What behavior of John Williams' embarrassed Konner?
(a) He was known to have affairs with the staff.
(b) He told a patient abruptly that they only had a few months to live.
(c) He walked away from a patient's question.
(d) He callously described a patient's discomfort to a group of interns.

12. What crude behavior does Konner describe from a resident physician?
(a) Snickering at a woman's diagnosis.
(b) Making racist/sexist jokes with the patients.
(c) Exposing himself to a patient.
(d) Insulting the interns in front of the patients.

13. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?
(a) His memory.
(b) His identity.
(c) His coordination.
(d) His sense of humor.

14. What difficulty did patient Edwards have as a result of surgery?
(a) Balance.
(b) Motor skills.
(c) Memory.
(d) Cancer.

15. Who does Konner say benefits from drugs for childhood hyperactivity?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Children.
(d) Drug companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?

2. When did walk-rounds begin in the Emergency Ward?

3. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brennan's medical skills?

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

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

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