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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Konner say benefits from drugs for childhood hyperactivity?

2. What was Konner's previous training in?

3. What insight did Konner get over his break?

4. What is 'dura mater'?

5. What was the diagnosis for patient Edie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Konner's first neurological examination.

3. How does Konner say that Marty Wentworth and Dr. Carter embarrassed themselves?

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

5. What effect does Konner's opening anecdote have as a first taste of the book?

6. How does Konner describe his first experience anesthetizing a patient?

7. Describe the process of scrubbing in.

8. How would you describe Konner's tone and language in the opening anecdote?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What are the different narrative threads Konner weaves throughout 'Becoming a Doctor'? One is the simple chronological experience of med school. What developments take place, and how does Konner's personality, or how do his attitudes about medicine or illness or his own identity change throughout the course of the book? Where do these themes intersect? How are they developed?

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