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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 does Roy say was "the best Santa"?

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

3. Roy was on a Rhodes Scholarship for what sport?

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

5. The Fat Man refers to his invention as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a SIEVE and a WALL?

2. What happens when Potts hydrates the gomer Ida against the Fat Man's wishes?

3. What is Roy's mother's reaction when she senses his ambivalence about medicine and the internship?

4. What is a LOL in NAD?

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

6. What does gomer stand for?

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

8. Why is Roy initially perplexed by the Fat Man's obsession with "The Wizard of Oz"? What does he then realize?

9. What kind of internship is Roy reflecting upon in the beginning of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Roy contemplates whether ethically it is better to lie to save a life, or tell the truth and let someone die. In essence, what is better: justice, or the illusion of justice? Explain both sides of the argument in more detail.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how "The House of God" could be considered a "coming of age" novel. What growth was made by Roy throughout his year-long internship?

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