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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. How did Jo's father die?
2. Who does Roy say was regarded as illiterate and underprivileged when really they were literate and privileged?
3. What does the the term "slurpers" refer to?
4. Who did Roy accidentally hit in the eye?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a SIEVE and a WALL?
2. What is the Fat Man's response when Roy asks him why his patients all love him?
3. How does Roy react when the Fat Man says he knows how scared the interns are?
4. Why does Roy think that Jo throws herself into her work so vehemently?
5. What does Potts say he considers a half emergency?
6. What ethical quandary must Roy face?
7. Why does the Fat Man say that in internal medicine it's not necessary to see the patients?
8. What do Roy and his friends, who have political internships in D.C., realize are similar about their situations?
9. Roy and Chuck don't attend to their patients at all. Why does this end up working out for them?
10. What is a "slurper"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One moment Roy believes the Fat Man to be right about everything, and then he questions him the next moment. For a good amount of time, he believes Pinkus had the right idea about medicine, until he snapped out of it. Why do you believe that Roy had such confusion regarding the different perspectives of the doctors? Was it because he was devoid of an opinion of his own, or was he just susceptible to others' viewpoints?
Essay Topic 2
What caused such emotion to emerge in Roy that makes him snap out of his apathetic state? Explain why you believe such a small incident could bring about such clarity. Use quotes from the book to tie the moment of clarity in with times Roy felt lost, and compare and contrast.
Essay Topic 3
After Potts' death, Roy shuts down completely and according to Berry was acting like a "machine". Why is this specific simile used? What machine-like qualities did Roy possess?
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