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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the shabbily dressed young man bringing for Mr. Hochberg?
(a) Phone messages.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) Lab results.
(d) An x-ray.

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

3. What does Barbara do when Ferguson speaks sharply to her?
(a) Runs out of the room.
(b) Snaps back at him.
(c) Drops a hypodermic needle.
(d) Cries.

4. What does Ferguson tease Laura about when he enters the room?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her laugh.
(c) Her hat.
(d) Being late.

5. Ferguson and Laura get into an argument on the phone about whether he should __________________________.
(a) Go on a golf outing.
(b) Focus on his marriage or his studies.
(c) Buy a new car.
(d) Stay in town for the holidays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Levine decide to do instead of study with Hochberg?

2. What does Dr. Hochberg tell Laura about internships?

3. Who is the student nurse who calls for a page for Ferguson?

4. What does Mr. Hudson ask the nurse to bring along with them?

5. What does Ferguson say that doctors will have to give up in order to do what they have to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author begin to show Laura as a negative force in Ferguson's life?

2. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 1 of MEN IN WHITE?

3. How does Barbara's butchered abortion add to the ongoing discussion about medical care reform?

4. What does the mention of Barbara's abortion foreshadow for Ferguson?

5. What is the symbolism of Laura's grabbing Ferguson's arm, making him unsterile?

6. How is Laura's behavior in Act 3 so out of character for her?

7. How does the author show that Barbara is enamored with Ferguson?

8. What are the personal crises that Ferguson experiences in Act 2, Scene 4?

9. How does Ferguson try to appease Laura after breaking their party plans?

10. How was abortion viewed in the 1930s when MEN IN WHITE was written?

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