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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. To what city is Dr. Ferguson going to study surgical techniques?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

2. What does Dr. Hochberg think might spoil Dr. Gordon's wife's plans for tonight?
(a) Gordon going on a ski trip.
(b) He and Gordon meeting for dinner.
(c) Gordon taking a golf weekend.
(d) Gordon going out for drinks with his colleagues.

3. Which of the following is NOT destroying Mr. Hudson?
(a) Self-disregard.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) Drive.

4. Why does Barbara come to Ferguson's office?
(a) To alert Ferguson about a patient.
(b) To bring x-rays.
(c) To ask if Ferguson wants coffee.
(d) To get study notes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Hudson have pain?

2. Which of the following does Barbara NOT do after Ferguson leaves his office?

3. What type of project are Dr. Hochberg and Dr. Ferguson working on?

4. Who is the more senior nurse who enters Dorothy's room?

5. What does Laura want Ferguson to do after they return from Vienna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the other elements that are foreshadowed in this scene?

3. Ferguson witnesses two extremes of the medical profession in Levine and Pete. Describe how the author provides contrast in these two characters.

4. Describe the atmosphere in the play in Act 1, Scene 1.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author use Laura's transformation to drive home his theme?

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