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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what triggers Roy's outburst to Jo?
(a) She tells Roy that he needs to step it up.
(b) She comes in on her day off when she said she wouldn't.
(c) Her immediate response to a death is to ask for a postmortem.
(d) She won't let a patient die quickly who is in pain.

2. Why did Roy and Berry leave early from dinner with Roy's parents?
(a) Roy got annoyed with his parents.
(b) Roy had to work.
(c) Someone showed up who Roy didn't get along with.
(d) Berry had to work.

3. Why doesn't Roy ask out the Norwegian woman patient who hits on him?
(a) Because he already feels guilty for cheating on Berry.
(b) Because it's against hospital policy.
(c) Because her father was there.
(d) Because she's leaving for Copenhagen in a day or two.

4. Where does "Crazy Abe" live?
(a) On the street.
(b) In an old dilapidated house.
(c) In the EW waiting room.
(d) In a mental institution.

5. What did Chuck and Roy have to hide from Jo?
(a) That they took naps in the middle of their shifts.
(b) The fact that they were doing nothing to the patients.
(c) That they often slipped unauthorized meds to the patients.
(d) That they didn't like her.

6. Why is Bruiser ashamed in Chapter 9?
(a) Because everyone finds out he has a crush on the nurse Angel.
(b) Because he was turned on by a naked patient.
(c) Because he gave a patient the wrong medication.
(d) Because he has never slept with a woman before.

7. The Runt was so nervous at work that he started doing what?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Taking Valium.
(c) Ignoring patients.
(d) Passing his patients off to others.

8. How is the Fish described?
(a) As excited and optimistic.
(b) As friendly and laid-back.
(c) As slimy and shifty.
(d) As anxious and terrified.

9. What was Roy's father's profession?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A professor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A chiropractor.

10. What is Berry's advice on how to survive the internship?
(a) To zone-out.
(b) Valium.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Denial.

11. The lowest rung on the hospital hierarchy is who?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The resident.
(c) The pharmacist.
(d) The intern.

12. Where did Molly and Roy go on their date around Christmas?
(a) To the movies.
(b) To an off-Broadway show.
(c) The Ice Follies.
(d) To a political rally against Nixon.

13. Why did Roy end up covering a shift for Eddie who covered a shift for Potts?
(a) Because Potts was depressed and couldn't get out of bed.
(b) Because Potts had to go to his father's funeral.
(c) Because Potts went down south to help his mom move.
(d) Because Potts's wife got sick and he had to go to the hospital.

14. Who is Otis?
(a) Potts' dog.
(b) Roy's father.
(c) The janitor at the hospital.
(d) Roy's dog.

15. What does Roy mean when he refers to "Cooper's Droopers"?
(a) Breasts.
(b) Ears.
(c) Arms.
(d) Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the president at the time in which the novel was set?

2. What does the Fat Man give advice to Roy about?

3. What do Chuck and Roy convince the Runt to do in Chapter 7?

4. Who are Selma and Rosalie?

5. Roy says the countryside is so lush that the birds can't eat all of the what?

(see the answer keys)

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