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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 criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?

2. What does Konner say patients almost always want doctors to do?

3. What had Konner been before starting med school?

4. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?

5. What did Dr. Brennan take from Gerald Edwards' body during surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Edwards' condition after surgery?

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

3. How does Konner characterize his medical student colleagues?

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

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

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

7. What are Konner's feelings about surgery?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would you recommend 'Becoming a Doctor'? For what purposes would you recommend 'Becoming a Doctor,' and to what type of reader would you recommend it ? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 2

Konner's book was published in 1987, before a lot of 'gene therapies' were explored and developed. How do you think Konner would respond to the new science of genetics, which tries to explain human behavior through genetic analysis?

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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