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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Molly?

2. Roy contemplates whether it's more ethical to lie to save a life or:

3. Why does Leggo say he thought Roy was in the military?

4. Why does the Fat Man tell Potts not to hydrate his patient Ina?

5. Why does Potts feels guilty about Elliot Needleman's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what happens that forces Roy to really think about death?

2. What does Molly get Roy for Christmas and what does she admit to him? How does Roy feel about this?

3. Why does the Fat Man say that in internal medicine it's not necessary to see the patients?

4. Explain what "gomers go to ground" means and what it entails.

5. Roy and Chuck don't attend to their patients at all. Why does this end up working out for them?

6. How does Chuck say he got into medical school?

7. What ethical quandary must Roy face?

8. Why does Roy think that Jo throws herself into her work so vehemently?

9. What does Roy say happened to his friend Chuck in the House?

10. Roy makes up a law of his own, a new number ten. What is it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As time went on, Roy began to dehumanize his patients, like Pinkus always did inadvertently. Some doctors believe it is necessary to not look at patients personally, but rather look at them as numbers. They believe being emotionally unattached makes a better overall doctor because they can be impartial. Others believe that if doctors don't look at patients as humans, that there is no point in having doctors at all; why not have robots diagnose patients? If a doctor loses their ability to empathize with their patients, then they shouldn't be doctors. Please explain one side of the argument, backing it up with quotes from the text.

Essay Topic 2

What caused such emotion to emerge in Roy that makes him snap out of his apathetic state? Explain why you believe such a small incident could bring about such clarity. Use quotes from the book to tie the moment of clarity in with times Roy felt lost, and compare and contrast.

Essay Topic 3

The Black Crow award was given to the intern with the most postmortem admissions. In order to get a postmortem admission, a patient must die.

Similarly, a doctor is rewarded for finding the cure to a problem or disease. What inevitably happened when this award was given? Explain the reasons why and why not the award should exist.

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