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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. What caused Belushi's brain to swell?
2. What do drowning victims have in common with heroin overdose cases?
3. What is the proof of cyanide poisoning Baden finds in the bodies that is crucial to the case?
4. What did Catherine steal while Paul was in the hospital?
5. How did Baden determine true time of death?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the symptoms of a heroin overdose, and how it kills.
2. Explain why doctors believed Sunny von Bulow was suffering from low blood sugar on her arrival the third time at the hospital, in spite of EMT belief that she was suffering an overdose.
3. Why did Kuklinski use cyanide, and how did Baden discover it on his victims?
4. Explain Ondine's syndrome.
5. Describe the circumstances in the case of the S&M nurse and doctor in Chapter Ten that led to the case being taken to a grand jury to process the nurse for homicide.
6. Explain why the DA dropped the three additional murder charges against Kuklinski.
7. Explain why, from the beginning, Baden believed the police had the wrong time of death for Gail Morris.
8. Explain how Baden used the digestive system to determine time of death in the Hendricks case.
9. Explain the disparity between Dr. Lee's issued cause of death and Baden's issued cause of death for Dr. Brown.
10. Describe how Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Hess were killed by the other inmates.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the mistakes that led to the original conviction of Claus von Bulow. From what did the EMTs who delivered Sunny, his wife, believe she was suffering ? What caused the hospital staff to disagree? What mistake did they make as a result? Following their assumptions, what mistakes did the lab make in testing Sunny's samples? Why did this lead to false information? What assumptions were made about the insulin needle? What turned out to be the truth? What does this say about the importance of proper procedures in this position?
Essay Topic 2
Baden often questions the morality of others involved in the governmental process. He questions the DAs, the mayors, hospital coroners, military personnel, rescue workers, and still others throughout the novel on a variety of different levels. Why do you think Baden suspects nearly all departments of corruption? Do you think this comes from his own experiences as an ME? Why or why not? Do you think Baden is biased as a result of his experiences? Does this discredit his opinions about such issues as misidentifying remains, improper ME techniques, or looting of victims? Why or why not? What does this say about the credibility of his entire book?
Essay Topic 3
Baden discusses the use of forensic medicine to help humanity. After reading the book, how do you think forensic medicine can help humanity beyond locating a cause of death? Do you think this role is important? Why? What does the role of an ME have on criminal trials and other investigations? Is this important? When combined with the knowledge that public opinion can overpower science, is the role of a medical examiner more or less important? Why? Be sure to use concepts from the book to explain your answers.
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