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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Ferguson in the operating room?
(a) The music.
(b) The cold temperature.
(c) The bright lights.
(d) Laura's attendance.

2. Who is the elderly doctor with whom Dr. Hochberg speaks?
(a) Dr. McCabe.
(b) Dr. McCallister.
(c) Dr. Matthews.
(d) Dr. McCormick.

3. How much time has passed since the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three years.

4. What does Ferguson note about Dorothy as she drifts off to sleep?
(a) She has hair like Laura's.
(b) Her breathing is too shallow.
(c) Her mouth is a bow shape.
(d) She has a surgical scar on her neck.

5. With what is Dr. McCabe struggling?
(a) Keeping up with the medical journals.
(b) Doing surgery.
(c) Driving.
(d) Keeping patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the patient that Ferguson was going to assist with a transfusion tonight?

2. What does Mr. Hudson urge Laura and Ferguson to do?

3. What is the name of Dr. Ferguson's fiancee?

4. What would de-sterilize the surgical gowns?

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

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