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

2. What kind of approach did Dr. Harrison rule out for Charlotte?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Psychopharmacology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Neurology.

3. How does Konner characterize obstetrics?
(a) A nervous situation of waiting to see whether a birth will even require medical care.
(b) A horrifying spectacle of women in intense pain.
(c) An emergency situation that usually has a good outcome.
(d) An artificial intrusion of Western medicine into human life.

4. What had Konner's Uncle Dave encouraged him to consider in his decision to return to med school?
(a) His anthropological background.
(b) His income.
(c) His family.
(d) His religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Konner say he brought with him as a university professor?

2. What are newborn babies assessed for?

3. What department was Richard Harrison head of?

4. What was Ringler's approach to his patients?

5. What did Konner suffer from on his trip to Galen the day after his ob/gyn rotation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Charlotte's ultimate outcome?

3. Describe Konner's experience assisting his friend Barbara's birth.

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Konner's conversation with the friend who wanted to apply to med school.

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

10. Describe Konner's last elective rotation.

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