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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 many medical students was Konner grouped with for his rotation in psychiatry?

2. How does Konner characterize the other medical students?

3. For what did John Williams set records?

4. How does Konner characterize surgeons' personalities?

5. Where was the woman on the stretcher sent after Konner and his colleagues saw her in ER?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is borderline syndrome?

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

3. How does Konner characterize Howard Cullen's condition?

4. How does Konner say med school affected him personally?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect did medical training have on Konner as a man outside of medical training? How did his training affect his marriage and his family? What were his wife's views on his training? What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping his personal life out of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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