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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roy found Molly in tears one day for what reason?
(a) Her boyfriend broke up with her.
(b) She found a mole on her leg she thought was cancerous.
(c) She had a headache and was convinced she had a brain tumor.
(d) She found out her parents were getting divorced.

2. Potts speaks of how he is strangely jealous of his brother because his profession is what?
(a) A plumber.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A stay-at-home dad.

3. How does Berry react to Roy when he jokingly talks about the gomers?
(a) She is disinterested.
(b) She's disgusted.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She is personally offended.

4. What does Roy say he loved before the House of God?
(a) Children.
(b) Old people.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Naps.

5. Who did Roy accidentally hit in the eye?
(a) Leggo.
(b) The Fat Man.
(c) Molly.
(d) Berry.

6. Chuck figures out why a patient can't breathe when no one else can. What does he find in her throat?
(a) A melted ball of wax.
(b) A piece of broccoli.
(c) A balled-up piece of plastic.
(d) A chicken bone.

7. Who dies instead of the gomers, according to the interns?
(a) Young people.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Babies.
(d) Drug addicts.

8. What does the the term "slurpers" refer to?
(a) Those who beg for compliments from people.
(b) Those who always have food on their face.
(c) Those who who take credit for things they didn't do.
(d) Those who suck up to people above them in the hierarchy.

9. The fantasy Roy has at the end of Chapter 1 takes place where?
(a) In public.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In his hotel room.
(d) In a hospital.

10. Roy says the countryside is so lush that the birds can't eat all of the what?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Apples.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Lettuce.

11. How is the Fish described?
(a) As excited and optimistic.
(b) As anxious and terrified.
(c) As slimy and shifty.
(d) As friendly and laid-back.

12. What does Molly tell Roy is her weakness?
(a) That she cries easily over dying patients.
(b) That she can't resist men who already are taken.
(c) That she can't resist a man with a stethoscope.
(d) That she's very physical.

13. What does the Fat Man give advice to Roy about?
(a) Prescribing medicine.
(b) The nurses.
(c) The chief resident.
(d) Extracurricular activities.

14. What is Berry's advice on how to survive the internship?
(a) Valium.
(b) To zone-out.
(c) Denial.
(d) Alcohol.

15. Roy contemplates whether it's more ethical to lie to save a life or:
(a) To tell the truth and save a life.
(b) To cheat to save a life.
(c) To tell the truth and kill someone.
(d) To lie to save yourself.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, Roy reflects on his internship year while vacationing in what country?

2. What does the Fat Man tell Chuck the way he dresses makes him look like?

3. What joke played by an intern recently got the hospital sued?

4. What does the Runt tell outrageous stories about to Chuck and Roy?

5. Who does Roy say was regarded as illiterate and underprivileged when really they were literate and privileged?

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