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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. What does asepsis mean?

2. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?

3. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?

4. How does Konner say he reacts to this split between methodologies?

5. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Konner say brain disease affects a person's personality?

3. What crude resident behavior was Konner appalled by?

4. How does Konner characterize his medical student colleagues?

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

6. How is Konner different from the other students in his group?

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

8. What is borderline syndrome?

9. What was the controversy around the patient Ruskin operated on?

10. Describe Konner's first neurological examination.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Evaluate your own reading of 'Becoming a Doctor.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

Which person or scene exemplifies everything Konner loves about medicine? Which person or scene exemplifies everything he loathed about the medical industry? Using examples from the text, describe the scenes or character that consolidate Konner's feelings about his training.

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