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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John learns that Karen had been rushed to the hospital after she was found __________.
(a) Screaming in her room.
(b) Collapsed in the driver's seat.
(c) Crying in the kitchen.
(d) Hyperventilating in the backyard gazebo.

2. When was the last time William Randall had seen Karen alive?
(a) A month ago.
(b) A year ago.
(c) The previous Saturday.
(d) The previous Wednesday.

3. When John shares with Peter Randall that he feels Karen's autopsy shows she was not pregnant, what does Peter say?
(a) "You're kidding."
(b) "You're lying."
(c) "That's not possible."
(d) "That's very interesting."

4. As John stops to watch an open-heart surgical operation, he compares it to what?
(a) A surrealistic ballet.
(b) A well-rehearsed Broadway play.
(c) A baseball game where the points matter.
(d) A scene from an old B movie.

5. As the person conducting Karen's autopsy examines her lungs, what becomes evident?
(a) An undetected tumor had been growing.
(b) She had had a bout with pneumonia.
(c) She had been a heavy smoker.
(d) Her body had reacted to something.

6. After Mrs. McPherson dies during heart surgery, how long does the surgeon spend trying to revive her?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Thirty-five minutes.
(d) Seventy-two minutes.

7. What does John want Jim Murphy to do?
(a) Analyze Karen's DNA.
(b) Run a background check on Art.
(c) Review Karen's case.
(d) Test Karen's blood.

8. William Randall tells John Berry that at dinner, the family had teased Karen a bit about what?
(a) Getting a grade of C in P.E.
(b) Spending all her money and needing more.
(c) Putting on a few extra pounds.
(d) Dating a guy she had previously dumped.

9. What does the person conducting the autopsy on Karen notice about her uterus?
(a) Part of it has been removed.
(b) It shows signs of multiple pregnancies.
(c) It has an unusual shape.
(d) It is not as large as it should be if she had been pregnant.

10. Who calls Dr. John Berry during his busiest time in the pathology lab?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His father.

11. Who has been switching tissue samples in the lab in order to help Art Lee?
(a) Conway.
(b) Sanderson.
(c) Berry.
(d) McPherson.

12. As Jack Hendricks prepares to do an autopsy on Karen Randall, John is somewhat taken aback by what?
(a) The absence of nurses and technicians.
(b) Jack's lack of hygiene.
(c) Jack's lack of experience.
(d) The presence of a group of medical interns.

13. When John contacts the pharmacy to learn more about Karen's prescription, he learns that she was taking what?
(a) Blood pressure medicine.
(b) Pain relief medication.
(c) A placebo.
(d) Antibiotics.

14. Why does John want to talk with Alan Zenner?
(a) To get the names of more friends.
(b) To scare him into saying who the abortionist is.
(c) To find out if he's the father of the baby.
(d) To learn more about Karen's lifestyle.

15. J.D. Randall questions John Berry's what?
(a) Character.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Skill.
(d) Motives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis Carr tells John that according to her stepmother, Karen had named Art Lee as __________.

2. During John Berry's first conversation with J.D. Randall, what does J.D. try to offer him?

3. In John's commentary on Boston City Hospital, he explains that the facility __________.

4. After Mrs. McPherson dies during heart surgery, her surgeon says he does not know what?

5. When John speaks with George Bradford, what does he realize?

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