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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. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?

2. What behavior of John Williams' embarrassed Konner?

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

4. What was Konner's status during the anecdote that opens the book?

5. How does Konner characterize Dr. Ringler?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Konner's second experience in anesthesiology like?

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

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

6. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist's job?

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

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

9. What are Konner's feelings about surgery?

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

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

Describe a case in which Konner or someone else broke the hospital rules in a treatment or patient contact. What risks were associated with breaking rules, and what mechanism was there to guarantee that rules were followed? What makes it acceptable to break the rules, or depart from standard protocols of care? What do you think Konner would say is lost if doctors are not allowed to do this?

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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