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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 Laura want Ferguson to do after they return from Vienna?

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

3. Who is the chief of surgery who comes in the room looking for one of the doctors?

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

5. What does Barbara do when Ferguson speaks sharply to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What startling statement does Laura make to Ferguson about his work and their life together?

2. Why has Ferguson decided to go into private practice instead of studying with Hochberg?

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

4. What does Levine reveal about his personal situation to Ferguson?

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

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

7. What can now be inferred about what happened between Barbara and Ferguson after the end of Act 1?

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

9. Why do Ferguson and Laura argue on the phone at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kingsley is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Laura. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her, if anything, at this point in her life?

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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