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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. Who says when they die, they want their money in a trust fund donated to the first BMS to realize the insanity of the medical profession and drop out?

2. What was Berry's reaction to Roy admitting he was having an affair?

3. Who are the first two people Roy meets in the EW?

4. What week is supposedly the "worst" week in the EW?

5. What is Berry's advice on how to survive the internship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Roy say the interns in the House of God handled intimacy?

2. On the average, how old are the gomers?

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

4. What is a LOL in NAD?

5. Why is Roy initially perplexed by the Fat Man's obsession with "The Wizard of Oz"? What does he then realize?

6. What does gomer stand for?

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

8. What ethical quandary must Roy face?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many times throughout the novel where ethics are questioned. Name at least three times where they appear and explain the outcomes.

Essay Topic 2

Do doctors really nickname people "gomers"? Explain why it would be realistic in our society if patients are actually TURFed and BUFFed like explained in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Roy contemplates whether ethically it is better to lie to save a life, or tell the truth and let someone die. In essence, what is better: justice, or the illusion of justice? Explain both sides of the argument in more detail.

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