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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. Why does Dr. Hochberg call Hudson insane?
(a) For working so much.
(b) For indulging Laura.
(c) For retiring.
(d) For getting remarried.

2. What does Ferguson offer to give Barbara?
(a) A ride home.
(b) A job reference.
(c) Notes to help her study.
(d) A grad school reference.

3. Which of the following does Barbara NOT do after Ferguson leaves his office?
(a) Makes a phone call.
(b) Waits for Ferguson to return.
(c) Sits on the bed.
(d) Puts the notes on the desk.

4. Which of the following do the doctors and interns not do in this room?
(a) Study.
(b) Scrub.
(c) Talk.
(d) Relax.

5. Why does Laura say she wants to end the relationship?
(a) Ferguson is verbally abusive.
(b) She has found someone new.
(c) To avoid the slow steady pain of constant separation.
(d) She is not ready to get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Levine's father's motto?

2. With what disease is Levine's wife diagnosed?

3. Why does Dr. Hochberg tell Laura she can't see Ferguson?

4. What does Dr. Hochberg ask Dr. Levine if he has brought in addition to the x-ray?

5. What does Pete eat in Ferguson's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scenario where Ferguson saves Dorothy in spite of Cunningham.

2. What happens that Cunningham threatens to have Ferguson brought up on disciplinary charges?

3. What does Laura do when Ferguson tells her he had an affair with Barbara?

4. How does the author foreshadow the role of the doctors and their spouses in the opening scene of the play?

5. Why does Ferguson speak harshly to Barbara and what does he do in the way of an apology?

6. How has the Depression affected the hospital's financial situation?

7. Who is Levine and how is he introduced in the play?

8. Why is Laura so upset that Ferguson has to break their party plans for the evening?

9. How does the author leave the reader with a feeling of ambiguity related to Barbara's behavior as Act 1, Scene 4 ends?

10. What is the scope of the many distractions doctors face which pull them away from their work?

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