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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does asepsis mean?
(a) Preventing infection.
(b) Treating infection.
(c) Without infection.
(d) With infection.

2. Where was the woman on the stretcher sent after Konner and his colleagues saw her in ER?
(a) An operating room.
(b) To the morgue.
(c) An intensive care unit.
(d) Back home.

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

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

5. What is the prognosis for the patients Konner sees under Dr. Burdick?
(a) They will not return to normal lives.
(b) They may improve and be discharged with drugs.
(c) They will likely spend the rest of their lives in and out of hospitals.
(d) They can be released after a talking cure identifies and cures their neurosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specialty does Konner decide to follow?

2. What was the diagnosis for patient Edie?

3. How does Konner characterize shock therapy?

4. Why did pediatrics appeal to Konner?

5. What does Konner say the younger students do not have, which older students do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of scrubbing in.

2. What explanation does Konner give for why he wrote this book?

3. What was Edwards' condition after surgery?

4. How does Konner say med school affected him personally?

5. How does Konner say that he dealt with Bigelow, the street person?

6. What are Konner's feelings about surgery?

7. How does Konner contrast American medical diagnoses to African children's lives?

8. How does Konner describe Gerald Edwards' brain surgery?

9. What was Konner's experience working with Dr. Haley in pediatric outpatient services?

10. How is Konner different from the other students in his group?

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