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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 department was Richard Harrison head of?

2. What was Harrison's specialty?

3. How many hours a week did Konner work with Dr. Brass and the others on his rotation?

4. What optimism does Konner retain in the end?

5. What did the residents explain to the daughter of the woman suffering with terminal cancer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Konner's first patient in gynecology?

2. How does Konner characterize Dr. Greenspan, and the controversy Dr. Greenspan was embroiled in?

3. How does Konner characterize pathology and its place in the spectrum of medical services?

4. What condition was patient Charlotte suffering from?

5. How did Konner disagree with Charlotte's doctor's treatment plan?

6. Describe the laparotomy Konner assisted in.

7. What does Konner say made his rounds poignant under Dr. Downing?

8. What African ritual does Konner describe relative to birth?

9. How did Konner violate the rules of obstetrics under Chief Resident Caggiola?

10. What was Konner's experience with Big Red?

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

What is the true lesson Konner learns during his residency? Is it a medical lesson, or a life lesson? A style of writing he acquired, or a set of

Essay Topic 3

How would you characterize Konner's critique of the medical world? Is it too anecdotal? Is it objective? Is it credible? What solutions does he offer to the problems he describes?

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