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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. Where does Chuck decide he is going next year?

2. What does Zock promise Roy?

3. What does Roy find out about Molly in Chapter 17?

4. Why did Chuck get in trouble with the resident at the hospital?

5. Upon hearing Pinkus discuss his, what does Roy realize he does not have one of his own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pinkus' state of health as opposed to how he used to be?

2. Whom does Gilheeny claim are the three people that he and Quick will always cherish?

3. Why exactly does Chuck get in trouble in chapter 21?

4. What is Roy's father's reaction to finding out that Roy is going into psychiatry?

5. What does Roy ask the Runt about Angel? Why can't the Runt completely answer the question?

6. What is Roy's clever response to the question posed by 789: "how come you're always going to sleep, and I"m always staying awake?"

7. When Roy goes to find the Fat Man outside of the hospital, why does he realize that he had never let him see his house before?

8. What was said by Chuck to Leggo in their farewell meeting that Roy said, for the first time, that the Leggo seemed to hear?

9. What single incident, with the hepatitis woman, made it hard for Roy "to do extremely well for a minute or two"? How did Roy and the nurse react?

10. When Roy finds out that Molly is seeing another intern named Howie, what kind of hypothetical situation does he conjure up in his mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Roy is steered in the direction of considering psychiatry instead the continuation of medical school. His father admits he always was good figuring out people. Come up with at least three instances where Roy displayed character traits which are in line with those of psychiatry. Explain in detail how these traits would help him in the field.

Essay Topic 3

Do you feel any differently about the medical profession and/or doctors after reading the book? Did you consider doctors to all be virtuous or did you have a feeling some had other intentions than just helping people? Explain if and how your opinion changed.

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