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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. Which doctor asks Dr. Hochberg for a consultation on a patient?

2. What does Laura know about Hochberg regarding his interns?

3. What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. Smith's daughter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author establish the upcoming conflict between Ferguson and Cunningham?

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

3. What is the common bond that Ferguson and Barbara share?

4. What is the scope of the many distractions doctors face which pull them away from their work?

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

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

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

8. How does the author leave the reader with a feeling of ambiguity related to Barbara's behavior as Act 1, Scene 4 ends?

9. In addition to Ferguson's need to understand his true calling to medicine, what other themes does the author present in the play?

10. How does the author show the preparations for surgery in Act 2, Scene 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Kingsley use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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