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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His coordination.
(c) His identity.
(d) His memory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nature of the first operation in which Konner participated?

2. What was Konner's experience in Africa?

3. How did Marty Wentworth and Dr. Carter embarrass themselves in front of their colleagues?

4. What was Konner's status during the anecdote that opens the book?

5. What kinds of cases is Katherine Ballard interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konner say that he dealt with Bigelow, the street person?

2. How does Konner characterize Howard Cullen's condition?

3. What were Konner's reasons fro becoming a doctor?

4. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist's job?

5. What was Edwards' condition after surgery?

6. What effect does Konner's opening anecdote have as a first taste of the book?

7. What was Konner's experience in Africa, and what is its relation to Konner's current studies?

8. What was Konner's second experience in anesthesiology like?

9. What is borderline syndrome?

10. Describe Konner's first neurological examination.

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