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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 was Konner involved in the birth of Barbara and Stan's second child?
(a) He performed the delivery.
(b) He introduced them to each other.
(c) He recommended the nurse-midwives.
(d) He was on call throughout the home birth.

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

3. How does Konner say Dr. Greenspan was embroiled in a controversy?
(a) He pursued a staff member.
(b) He published others' work.
(c) He defended a subordinate.
(d) He faked some research results.

4. How does Konner characterize the American medical industry?
(a) An ineffective bureaucracy.
(b) A model of soulless efficiency.
(c) A corrupt and mismanaged business.
(d) A spiritual wasteland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Konner's condition ironic?

2. What was patient Laura a candidate for?

3. What does Konner say African men did when their wives were in labor?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Konner characterize Dr. Greenspan, and the controversy Dr. Greenspan was embroiled in?

3. What condition was patient Charlotte suffering from?

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

5. What controversy surrounded patient Geraldine's death?

6. What does Konner say Dr. Suskauer recommended for delivering babies?

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

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

9. How did Konner and Dr. Corwin treat the patient with Pickwickian syndrome?

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

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