2. What does Konner say Dr. Ruskin bragged about having spent the weekend doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Playing golf.
(d) Chopping wood.

3. What does Konner say is typical of brain disease?
(a) Aggression.
(b) Identity loss.
(c) Suicidal thoughts.
(d) Depression.

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

5. Which is NOT one of the four laws of medicine?
(a) Do nothing if you don't know.
(b) Keep doing things that work.
(c) Learn by experimenting.
(d) Never call a surgeon.

6. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?
(a) By his patience and insight.
(b) By presenting a contrasting range of patients.
(c) By his calm under pressure.
(d) By describing successes with radical procedures.

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

8. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brennan's medical skills?
(a) He says that he was aloof and defensive, and made a lot of mistakes.
(b) He says that he could not recognize what was staring him in the face.
(c) He says that he saw beyond the CAT scans.
(d) He says that he was so friendly that his medical procedures seemed more successful than they were.

9. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?
(a) The patient should not have been operated on.
(b) The procedure was merely cosmetic.
(c) It could have been finished much sooner.
(d) The surgeon made mistakes even he could recognize.

10. What is 'dura mater'?
(a) Another name for bone.
(b) Bony channels in the ear.
(c) The protective sheath around the nerve cell.
(d) Hard matter around the brain.

11. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Competent.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Amenable.

12. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?
(a) Holding the woman down.
(b) Inserting an IV.
(c) Directing traffic.
(d) Testing her blood type.

13. How does Konner characterize shock therapy?
(a) Mild compared with surgery.
(b) Non-invasive.
(c) Violent and dehumanizing.
(d) Ineffectual.

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

15. How does Konner characterize surgeons' personalities?
(a) Abrasive.
(b) Timid.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Patient.