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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 is Pickwickian syndrome?
(a) A patient falls asleep during the day.
(b) A patient passes out while eating.
(c) A patient forgets where he lives.
(d) A patient lives in an imaginary world.

2. What does Konner say about Charlotte?
(a) She inspired him to write about his experiences.
(b) Her case convinced him to get out of medicine.
(c) She gave him a reason to continue practicing medicine.
(d) She dominated his last six weeks in his third year.

3. What is the key cause of "R.P.T.A." (Rapidly Progressive Testicular Atrophy)?
(a) Power.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Arrogance.

4. What complications did Konner's friend Barb suffer after giving birth?
(a) Fever.
(b) Chest pains.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Depression.

5. Who was Konner's first autopsy?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A mathematician.
(c) A professor.
(d) A housewife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sense does Konner say he had as he entered his fourth and final year of med school?

2. How had Barb's midwife treated the condition that formed the complications?

3. What did Konner deliver twice, in his first week?

4. What is the fourth year of med school designed to do?

5. What gave Konner an emotional boost during his rotation with Dr. Brass?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Konner's first patient in gynecology?

2. What African ritual does Konner describe relative to birth?

3. What was unique about Konner's first week in obstetrics?

4. How does Konner characterize Dr. Sally Brass?

5. How does Konner characterize pathology and its place in the spectrum of medical services?

6. What does Konner say made his rounds poignant under Dr. Downing?

7. What was Konner's experience with Big Red?

8. What roles does Konner describe having written 'Becoming a Doctor' from?

9. How does Konner describe his reasons for not practicing?

10. What controversy surrounded patient Geraldine's death?

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