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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. What fact does Baden point to that makes him believe Miriam Weinfeld was not raped?

2. Where did Baden moonlight during his residency?

3. What were resurrectionists during the time of the French Revolution?

4. How long does the military keep medical records?

5. What is the rule for jurisdiction when it comes to a dismembered body?

Short Essay Questions

1. List the three tests used to determine how long someone has been dead, and mention what they are.

2. Explain why Baden believes people go into particular medical professions.

3. Describe the event in Oklahoma that caused the state to create an office of medical examiner.

4. What was Humes' excuse about the faulty autopsy, and is this excuse valid?

5. Describe why Baden believes the dead woman at the fund raiser and the dead baby in the impoverished apartment represent the inequalities of life.

6. Describe the People vs. Levine case. What was the case, and why did Baden fail to do as he was asked by the DA?

7. Describe why Baden notes the conspiracy theorists' use of the head movement of Kennedy after his shooting leads to unreliable conclusions.

8. Explain how ricin came into fame in 1978.

9. Explain why identification of the victims of Flight 66 was hindered.

10. Explain why Baden chose forensic medicine as his profession.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John Belushi died of an overdose of heroin, according to Baden. Cathy Smith admits to giving Belushi the drugs, although she disagrees with his time of death, or that her specific injection caused his death. Regardless of these facts, do you think that, even if Cathy had injected Belushi's final dose, that her act constituted a crime? Why or why not? What does Baden say about most drug injection murder cases? Why did Belushi's case differ? Did Belushi's record of massive drug addiction predispose him to die of an overdose, regardless of who injected him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the mistakes that led to the original conviction of Claus von Bulow. From what did the EMTs who delivered Sunny, his wife, believe she was suffering ? What caused the hospital staff to disagree? What mistake did they make as a result? Following their assumptions, what mistakes did the lab make in testing Sunny's samples? Why did this lead to false information? What assumptions were made about the insulin needle? What turned out to be the truth? What does this say about the importance of proper procedures in this position?

Essay Topic 3

Baden closes the novel by noting that the system is failing, and has been failing for some time. Why does he say this? What does he attribute as the cause of this failure? What are some things he thinks can help fix the situation? Do you agree these things are important? Why or why not? After reading the novel, do you think forensic medicine, and the role of the ME, are important? Why? What power do they have? What are their responsibilities, and why are these important?

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