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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would de-sterilize the surgical gowns?
(a) Hanging them in a closet.
(b) Folding them.
(c) Ironing them.
(d) Sharing them.

3. What is the bottom line for most involved in hospital administration?
(a) Research and grants.
(b) Money and prestige.
(c) Public relations efforts.
(d) Privacy concerns.

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

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

6. What national event is affecting everyone in America at this time?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) World War I.

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

8. What does Laura say she wants her life with Ferguson to be?
(a) Simple and quiet.
(b) Full and beautiful.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Philanthropic.

9. For whom had Barbara asked before lapsing into unconsciousness?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Cunningham.
(c) Hochberg.
(d) Ferguson.

10. What does Ferguson tell Laura when she realizes he had an affair with Barbara?
(a) It didn't mean anything.
(b) He is in love with Barbara.
(c) He is sorry.
(d) He is in love with Laura.

11. What does Barbara tell Ferguson before she falls unconscious?
(a) She is glad he is doing the surgery.
(b) She loved him.
(c) She doesn't know where she is.
(d) She is frightened.

12. Why do the board members try to convince Hochberg to approve Ferguson in an associate's position?
(a) Ferguson would be a good appointment and good PR for the hospital.
(b) Ferguson would be wasted in research.
(c) They need Hudson's financial support for the hospital.
(d) Ferguson has the most potential of all the candidates.

13. What does Hochberg call the person who performed Barbara's abortion?
(a) Saint.
(b) Hero.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Fool.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the doctors make jokes about during the meeting?

2. What seems to get in the way of any path Ferguson thinks about pursuing?

3. Ferguson tells Laura that ____________ is all McCabe lives for.

4. What type of wing does the hospital need Hudson's help with?

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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