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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 happened to Barb's condition by the time Konner returned to his rotation?

2. What field did Konner study after OB/GYN?

3. What does Konner recommend for the mother who wanted midwifery?

4. How does Konner say Dr. Greenspan was embroiled in a controversy?

5. What was the result when Konner broke one of the rules about which patients he could help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Konner confronted Dr. Brass?

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

3. Describe the laparotomy Konner assisted in.

4. What condition did Konner suffer after his obstetrics rotation, and how did it make him view his experience at the hospital?

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

6. Describe Konner's conversation with the friend who wanted to apply to med school.

7. How does Konner characterize the medical experience of working in obstetrics?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the qualities Konner admires in the doctors he works with? How do these doctors protect these traits in the profit-driven and pressure-driven hospital environment? How do they teach Konner and the other medical students to protect the human quality of medical care?

Essay Topic 2

What is it about Konner's writing that makes it so funny? What expectations is he playing upon? How would you characterize his humor? Light? Dark? Cynical? What feelings is humor meant to help him cope with/avoid/mitigate?

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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