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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. Why did Levine's mother disown him?

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

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

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

5. What does Dr. Hochberg tell Laura about internships?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ferguson learn that he was the father of Barbara's baby?

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

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

9. What can be gleaned from Ferguson's rhetorical question about why this bad situation with Barbara is happening to him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Even though they are both young, single women, Laura and Barbara seem very different. Compare and contrast Laura and Barbara. What similarities do they share? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

MEN IN WHITE is a classic story of remaining true to yourself. What does that classification entail? Why does this play fit into this category. Explain.

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