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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. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?

2. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?

3. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?

4. What was Konner convinced of, after Mike's mistake?

5. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Konner say he finds unrealistic in TV doctor dramas?

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

6. What mistake was made during gall bladder surgery on an obese woman, and what conclusion did this lead Konner to make?

7. How does Konner describe Gerald Edwards' brain surgery?

8. What were Konner's reasons fro becoming a doctor?

9. How did Konner experience the medical world on his vacation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Konner balance scientific medicine against humanitarian interest in his experience as a medical student? How does his balance differ from or resemble the balance other medical students strike?

Essay Topic 2

What emotionally difficult experiences does he learn to handle, in his time in med school? What are his coping mechanisms? How does he deal, for instance, with the desire for profit among doctors and insurance companies? How does he deal with the bureaucratic complications in getting patients cared for? How does he deal with the problems of other people's personalities, and authorities?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of 'Becoming a Doctor.' What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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