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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Passing a hospice on his walk, Roy is reminded of all the _____________ he treated the past year.
(a) Heart attack victims.
(b) Accident victims.
(c) Gomers.
(d) Terminally ill patients.

2. What happened to the child of the worried couple who mistakenly thought their daughter was sent to the House?
(a) She overdosed and died.
(b) She was found lying outside by the front entrance.
(c) She lied to her parents about admitting herself to the hospital.
(d) She overdosed but was saved at the last minute.

3. What joke played by an intern recently got the hospital sued?
(a) Telling the family someone died when they didn't.
(b) Switching someone' s meds for placebos to prove a point.
(c) They wrote on a chart that the patient peed all over the bed and that it turned purple.
(d) They wrote on a chart that a patient was left on a bedpan until ulcers developed.

4. Why did Roy end up covering a shift for Eddie who covered a shift for Potts?
(a) Because Potts was depressed and couldn't get out of bed.
(b) Because Potts went down south to help his mom move.
(c) Because Potts had to go to his father's funeral.
(d) Because Potts's wife got sick and he had to go to the hospital.

5. What kept being written next to Roy's name all over the hospital?
(a) MVP.
(b) A star.
(c) A smiley face.
(d) MVI.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Otis?

2. What does the the term "slurpers" refer to?

3. What was the woman with saggy eyes asking for?

4. Who did Roy accidentally hit in the eye?

5. How does Chuck ensure clean sheets for himself in the on-call sleeping room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Potts is on Valium, and starts putting his patients on it as well. Why does he say he's doing this?

2. Gilheeny and Quick tell a story about an intern Grenade Room Dubler, who was set up with a favor by the policemen. What was the favor, and what was the outcome?

3. Why does Roy think that Jo throws herself into her work so vehemently?

4. What do Roy and his friends, who have political internships in D.C., realize are similar about their situations?

5. What insignia starts appearing all over the hospital by Roy's name, and what do people take it to mean?

6. What was Chuck's plan to get clean sheets in the on-call room? How do Roy and the Runt plan to do this too?

7. What does Molly get Roy for Christmas and what does she admit to him? How does Roy feel about this?

8. What is a "slurper"?

9. What kind of internship is Roy reflecting upon in the beginning of the book?

10. What does Roy say happened to his friend Chuck in the House?

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