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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. Where does Laura say she is going as she prepares to leave Ferguson?
(a) To the library.
(b) To go shopping.
(c) To attend class.
(d) To get ready for the party tonight.

2. What is Levine looking for when he comes in to see Ferguson?
(a) Research notes.
(b) Directions to the party.
(c) Dr. Hochberg.
(d) The sputum test results.

3. Who is the chief of surgery who comes in the room looking for one of the doctors?
(a) Dr. Laux.
(b) Dr. Hochberg.
(c) Dr. Schottenstein.
(d) Dr. Hochwalt.

4. What do Ferguson and Barbara do after discussing their lives in the medical field?
(a) Embrace and kiss.
(b) Make rounds together.
(c) Study together.
(d) Go out to dinner.

5. What does Dr. Hochberg tell Laura about internships?
(a) It is when the boys become men.
(b) It is do or die time.
(c) Doctors are not well paid.
(d) It separates the boys from the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mr. and Mrs. Smith tell Dr. Cunningham about their daughter?

2. Who spits in the jar to provide a sputum sample?

3. What medication does Cunningham order for Dorothy's pain?

4. Who does Ferguson shout for down the hall?

5. Why does Laura say she wants to end the relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hochberg arrange for Laura to observe Ferguson in surgery?

2. What is Hochberg's role with the other doctors and what advice does Levine give Ferguson about his experience with the man?

3. How is Laura positioned in the operating room?

4. What is the dramatic point that is illuminated in Act 3?

5. How does the author establish Ferguson's character in Act 1, Scene 3?

6. What role does Mary play in the situation in Act 2, Scene 3?

7. Why is Spencer unnerved about the rejection of a senator's son into the internship program?

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

9. Describe the situation where Barbara has trouble with Dr. Cunningham regarding an insulin injection.

10. How does Ferguson countermand Cunningham's orders for Dorothy's pain medication?

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