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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. Why did Molly get mad at Roy in chapter 16?

2. What is one of Jo's major flaws?

3. What is NOT one of the theories about what is inside of Olive's humps?

4. Who was going ahead with a fellowship in thanatology?

5. Who wins the Black Crow award?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Roy goes to find the Fat Man outside of the hospital, why does he realize that he had never let him see his house before?

2. What does Berry say was a huge trigger for Roy's regression?

3. When Roy finds out that Molly is seeing another intern named Howie, what kind of hypothetical situation does he conjure up in his mind?

4. What is Pinkus' state of health as opposed to how he used to be?

5. What is so strange about how Eat My Dust Eddie speaks about his newborn baby?

6. Why does Roy start to dislike the Fat Man? What does Berry think?

7. What is a Blue Blazer, and what happens when Roy calls one up?

8. Why was Roy's new intern so nicknamed by him and Chuck, and what did Roy say the new intern lacked?

9. What was said by Chuck to Leggo in their farewell meeting that Roy said, for the first time, that the Leggo seemed to hear?

10. What does the Fat Man focus on in his workshop? What specialties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Berry says the interns' problem is that they seem to obliterate each day in order to start the new one. In other words, "one day at a time" philosophy taken seriously. Although a way to cope when having a difficult time, Berry pointed out that there is no emotional growth when acting this way, so nothing changes, and the person continues to have a difficult time coping with their life. Choose at least two characters and give specific examples of when they were exemplifying this philosophy within the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The Fat Man teaches his interns that most of the time doing nothing to their patients is better than trying to save their lives. Often when a doctor does tests and gives medication, other ailments result and the patients are worse off then when they arrived. Jo and Dr. Leggo disagree with this mentality and believe that everything should be done to try to save someone's life. Explore both viewpoints and pinpoint what morals each one exemplifies.

Essay Topic 3

The Black Crow award was given to the intern with the most postmortem admissions. In order to get a postmortem admission, a patient must die.

Similarly, a doctor is rewarded for finding the cure to a problem or disease. What inevitably happened when this award was given? Explain the reasons why and why not the award should exist.

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