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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. Why was Konner distressed by the first part of the National Medical Board Examinations?
(a) He was afraid that he would not get a higher score than his class rival.
(b) He was afraid that he would not pass.
(c) He was not confident that he could score above the middle of the class.
(d) He did not know if he would be able to get a scholarship.

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

3. What outcome has Dr. Burdick tried to prevent in his practice?
(a) Letting patients bounce around between different wards and hospitals.
(b) Discharging patients to mental hospitals.
(c) Keeping patients in the hospital indefinitely.
(d) Returning patients to the general public.

4. How does Konner say anesthesiologists view surgeons?
(a) As dangerous.
(b) As daredevils taking all the risks.
(c) As drama queens always stealing the show.
(d) As actors in their drama.

5. What had happened to the woman who was rolled into the ER?
(a) Pregnancy complications.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) Drug overdose.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Konner characterize his teachers in the basic clinical skills classes?

2. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?

3. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?

4. What is intubation?

5. Where did Konner go at the end of his last shift, when he wanted to reflect on the trauma patients he treated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konner contrast American medical diagnoses to African children's lives?

2. What crude resident behavior was Konner appalled by?

3. How does Konner say that Marty Wentworth and Dr. Carter embarrassed themselves?

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

5. How would you describe Konner's tone and language in the opening anecdote?

6. How does Konner describe Gerald Edwards' brain surgery?

7. How does Konner say med school affected him personally?

8. What was Konner's experience with shock therapy?

9. How is Konner different from the other students in his group?

10. What was Konner's experience working with Dr. Haley in pediatric outpatient services?

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