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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 brought about an improvement in Charlotte's condition?
(a) Termination of antipsychotic drugs.
(b) Talking therapy.
(c) New medication, and surgery.
(d) Relocation to a long-term facility.

2. What sense does Konner say he had as he entered his fourth and final year of med school?
(a) Coasting.
(b) Struggling.
(c) Starting from scratch.
(d) Flailing.

3. How long had Konner spent in Obstetrics?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Which point of view does Konner NOT take in his description of his time in med school?
(a) Husband and father.
(b) Gadfly.
(c) Anthropologist.
(d) Educator.

5. What was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?
(a) Antipsychotic drugs.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Surgery.
(d) An anti-cancer drug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Konner say made his rounds poignant when he was working with Dr. Downing?

2. What condition gave Konner cause for concern in his friend's pregnancy?

3. What field did Konner study after OB/GYN?

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

5. What was Konner nominated for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konner characterize Dr. Sally Brass?

2. What made John Brandt one of Konner's heroes?

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

4. What happened when Konner confronted Dr. Brass?

5. Describe the laparotomy Konner assisted in.

6. What controversy surrounded patient Geraldine's death?

7. How did Konner violate the rules of obstetrics under Chief Resident Caggiola?

8. How did Konner spend non-surgical afternoons in gynecology?

9. What condition did Konner suffer after his obstetrics rotation, and how did it make him view his experience at the hospital?

10. What was Charlotte's ultimate outcome?

(see the answer keys)

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