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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has shown interest in investing in the hospital?
(a) Mrs. Levine.
(b) Mr. Hudson.
(c) Dr. Ferguson.
(d) Dr. Hochberg.

2. Why does Hochberg think Ferguson should not go into private practice right away?
(a) He doesn't have very good people skills.
(b) Office space is too expensive.
(c) Malpractice insurance is too costly.
(d) It will limit his potential to be a good surgeon.

3. Which character introduced in Act 1, Scene 3 will be important to Ferguson's life in the future?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jill.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Barbara.

4. Who is the more senior nurse who enters Dorothy's room?
(a) Mattie.
(b) Marie.
(c) Marnie.
(d) Mary.

5. What does Ferguson wonder about Barbara at this point?
(a) Why she didn't tell him she needed help.
(b) Why she didn't want to keep the baby.
(c) Why she couldn't keep away from him.
(d) Why she didn't go to another hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was abortion viewed during the time this play was written in the 1930s?

2. What medication does Cunningham order for Dorothy's pain?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the hospital business managers?

4. Cunningham tells Barbara ______________________.

5. Mary knows that ______________ was the father of Barbara's baby.

(see the answer key)

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