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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hochberg tell a nurse to have Laura sit?
(a) On a stool near the operating table.
(b) In the patient's room.
(c) In the waiting room.
(d) In Ferguson's office.

2. Why is Ferguson not at the hospital today?
(a) He is vacationing in Montana.
(b) He is attending his wedding rehearsal.
(c) He is out sick.
(d) He is studying in Vienna.

3. How do the board members react to Hochberg's timetable for Ferguson?
(a) They refuse to discuss it anymore.
(b) They are outraged.
(c) They have some reservations about it.
(d) They accept it.

4. Which doctor tells some of the other doctors to be quiet and stop making jokes about patients and golf games?
(a) Ferguson.
(b) Cunningham.
(c) McCabe.
(d) Hochberg.

5. Hochberg tells Ferguson that Ferguson has every right to ______________________.
(a) Marry Laura.
(b) Marry someone other than Laura.
(c) Change careers.
(d) Live his life the way he wants to.

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

7. How long does Hochberg suggest that Ferguson will be ready for an associate's position?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five or six months.
(c) Five or six weeks.
(d) Five or six years.

8. What is the symbolism of Laura's touch on Ferguson's arm making him unsterile in the operating room?
(a) She is a desperate woman.
(b) She is a clingy woman.
(c) She need to get his attention desperately.
(d) Everything she represents is unhealthy for him.

9. What would facilitate Mr. Hudson's investment in the hospital?
(a) A position on the hospital board.
(b) Laura being offered a job in the administrative offices.
(c) Ferguson being offered an associate's position.
(d) A wing built in his name.

10. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The corridor outside Barbara's hospital room.
(b) The hospital library.
(c) The cafe across the street from the hospital.
(d) The hospital emergency room.

11. Why does Laura have to stay away from Ferguson in the operating room?
(a) She is not sterile.
(b) She talks too much.
(c) She is not trained for this.
(d) She will faint.

12. What procedure does Hochberg say is Barbara's only hope for survival?
(a) Cholecystectomy.
(b) Hysterectomy.
(c) Vitrectomy.
(d) Amputation.

13. What does Laura do when Ferguson admits to having an affair with Barbara?
(a) Screams at him.
(b) Cries and runs out of the room.
(c) Faints.
(d) Slaps him.

14. Which of the hospital employees has to have surgery?
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Hochberg.
(c) McCabe.
(d) Barbara.

15. What do the two nurses say that Laura must be?
(a) Hysterical.
(b) Immature.
(c) A med student.
(d) Naive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ferguson respond when Laura asks if he had an affair with Barbara?

2. What does Ferguson tell Laura when she realizes he had an affair with Barbara?

3. What national event is affecting everyone in America at this time?

4. Which character has the most empathy for everyone involved in the situation regarding the abortion?

5. What does Laura say she will do if Ferguson decides to study with Hochberg and not accept the administrator job?

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