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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Levine encourage Dr. Ferguson to do?

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

3. What does Pete say was given to a patient he and Ferguson share?

4. Cunningham tells Barbara ______________________.

5. Why does Dr. Hochberg call Hudson insane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking information does Spencer reveal to Hochberg at the conclusion of the meeting/

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

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

4. How is Laura contrasted against Mrs. D'Andrea?

5. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 1 and what characters are involved as it begins?

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

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

8. How does the author show Hudson's personality type through his actions in the hospital room?

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

10. What shocking thing does Barbara say before she falls unconscious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in America during the 1930s? Explain by giving examples.

Essay Topic 2

MEN IN WHITE is set in the 1930s during the time of the Great Depression in America. What impact did this factor have on the author? What impact did this factor have on the characters? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The setting of the book is New York City in America during the height of the Great Depression. Explain how this affected people in America overall. Then drill down to explain how people in New York, and especially the hospital, were affected.

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