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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 does Konner wonder at, during one of his deliveries?

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

3. What is the fourth year of med school designed to do?

4. What is Konner's justification for not practicing medicine?

5. When did Konner begin his gynecology rotation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What roles does Konner describe having written 'Becoming a Doctor' from?

2. Describe Konner's last elective rotation.

3. How did Konner and Dr. Corwin treat the patient with Pickwickian syndrome?

4. What does Konner say Dr. Suskauer recommended for delivering babies?

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

6. What condition was patient Charlotte suffering from?

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

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

9. What happened when Konner confronted Dr. Brass?

10. How did Konner spend non-surgical afternoons in gynecology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Does Konner gain or lose authority by not practicing medicine, and by returning instead to anthropology? What specifically does he gain, as he criticizes and portrays the medical system? What specifically does he lose by not practicing?

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