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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. Upon hearing Pinkus discuss his, what does Roy realize he does not have one of his own?

2. Who were the Blue Blazers?

3. Where does Chuck decide he is going next year?

4. What did Roy's patient Olive have that most of the interns had never seen before?

5. What is the Black Crow Award given for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Gilheeny claim are the three people that he and Quick will always cherish?

2. Why exactly does Chuck get in trouble in chapter 21?

3. How does Roy claim that many people in the hospital "take out our hatred, our loneliness, our horror with human suffering, and our despair at human endings"?

4. What is Roy's clever response to the question posed by 789: "how come you're always going to sleep, and I"m always staying awake?"

5. What does Jo say, after one of her patients dies, that shows her to be totally devoid of emotion or compassion?

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

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

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

9. What single incident, with the hepatitis woman, made it hard for Roy "to do extremely well for a minute or two"? How did Roy and the nurse react?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain how "The House of God" could be considered a "coming of age" novel. What growth was made by Roy throughout his year-long internship?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of isolation in the novel as it affects at least two of the characters. Use quotations from the book to back up your claims.

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