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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?
(a) By sawing off her ring.
(b) By amputating it.
(c) By compressing the finger.
(d) By lancing it and draining the blood.

2. What was patient Petey's diagnosis?
(a) Down syndrome.
(b) ADHD.
(c) Aspergers syndrome.
(d) Schizophrenia.

3. How does Konner say he reacts to this split between methodologies?
(a) He sides with the psychopharmacologists.
(b) He feels conflicted.
(c) He prefers an altogether different approach.
(d) He sides with Freud.

4. How long is a rotation?
(a) Six months.
(b) A semester.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

5. What did interns do after rounds?
(a) Start to study.
(b) Write up the rounds.
(c) Wait for patients to come in.
(d) Begin assignments.

6. How many people were in the group of interns seeing patients on rounds?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

7. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Removing surgical stitches.
(c) Herniography.
(d) Exploratory surgery.

8. For what did John Williams set records?
(a) Malpractice claims.
(b) Cases handled.
(c) Monthly earnings.
(d) Longest time without sleep.

9. What kinds of cases is Katherine Ballard interested in?
(a) Neurotics.
(b) Psychopaths.
(c) Artists.
(d) Borderline cases.

10. What specialty does Konner decide to follow?
(a) Cardiology.
(b) Pediatrics.
(c) Gynecology.
(d) Medical psychiatry.

11. How does Konner characterize surgeons?
(a) Men who thrive on stress.
(b) Men who wanted to help people.
(c) Men who thrive on problem solving.
(d) Men who enjoyed making snap decisions.

12. What is 'bagging' a patient?
(a) Covering a patient's head so they cannot see surgery.
(b) Breathing for them with a rubber bag.
(c) Putting a deceased patient in a body bag.
(d) Giving a bag to a nauseous patient.

13. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?
(a) Weak and fussy.
(b) Irritable and judgmental.
(c) Witty and detached.
(d) Aggressive and combative.

14. What had Petey begun to do at age seventeen?
(a) Use street drugs.
(b) Assault people.
(c) Attempt suicide.
(d) Regress to childhood.

15. What medical term does Konner use to describe his book?
(a) A compensatory pause.
(b) A missed heartbeat.
(c) A radical treatment.
(d) An orchid in the attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?

2. What distinguished Peter Byron's patient care?

3. What crude behavior does Konner describe from a resident physician?

4. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?

5. What did the article Konner find in his last week of surgery argue?

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