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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 is the fourth year of med school designed to do?

2. What kind of approach did Dr. Harrison rule out for Charlotte?

3. What caused RPTA for Konner?

4. What could Konner do for Stan while Barb was suffering complications?

5. What brought about an improvement in Charlotte's condition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made John Brandt one of Konner's heroes?

3. What controversy surrounded patient Geraldine's death?

4. Describe Konner's last elective rotation.

5. How does Konner describe his reasons for not practicing?

6. Describe Konner's experience assisting his friend Barbara's birth.

7. What is RPTA, and how did it affect Konner?

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

9. What was unique about Konner's first week in obstetrics?

10. What does the mnemonic "Every Damn Fool In Egypt Eats Eggs" stand for?

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

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

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?

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