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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) Gomers.
(b) Terminally ill patients.
(c) Heart attack victims.
(d) Accident victims.

2. What do Chuck and Roy convince the Runt to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Tell off the resident.
(b) Tell his parents what he really thinks about them.
(c) Break up with his girlfriend.
(d) Ask out the red-headed nurse.

3. The lowest rung on the hospital hierarchy is who?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The pharmacist.
(c) The intern.
(d) The resident.

4. Why did Roy and Berry leave early from dinner with Roy's parents?
(a) Roy had to work.
(b) Berry had to work.
(c) Someone showed up who Roy didn't get along with.
(d) Roy got annoyed with his parents.

5. Who is Otis?
(a) The janitor at the hospital.
(b) Potts' dog.
(c) Roy's dog.
(d) Roy's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy say he loved before the House of God?

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

3. Why does "Crazy Abe" tell Roy that he did good?

4. What did Chuck and Roy have to hide from Jo?

5. What was Roy's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Fat Man's response when Roy asks him why his patients all love him?

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

3. What does Roy tell Leggo is the reason that his boys don't love him?

4. Why does the Fat Man say the interns should do a bad job filling out the paperwork?

5. Roy and Chuck don't attend to their patients at all. Why does this end up working out for them?

6. In Chapter 10, what happens that forces Roy to really think about death?

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

8. How does Berry feel about the gomers Roy speaks of?

9. How does Chuck say he got into medical school?

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

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