Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Baden
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Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Baden
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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 does Baden believe the group proved, beyond a doubt?

2. What was the verdict in the Andre case?

3. What is a coup injury?

4. What fact about the 'magic' bullet does Baden point out that explains its ability to travel through more than one person?

5. What does Baden find caused the death of the woman at the fund raising dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe briefly the position of coroner during the reign of King Richard I.

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

3. Describe the blunders that occurred during the Levin and Chambers case.

4. Explain Baden's experience of the convergence of hospital medicine and the morgue, and why the event had an impact on him.

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

6. What are the ways mentioned in Chapter Six to identify a body?

7. Describe how Baden explains why the father of the female drug addict in Chapter Two has little emotion.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the forensics used in the case of the prison riot at Attica to prove the guards accidentally shot the hostages. What techniques did Baden use to look at the bodies? What did he find? Why did people dislike his findings? How could he prove the findings? What mistakes did others, such as the funeral director, make that hindered the investigation? Did this serve to increase the tension? Why? Do you think the end result at Attica was beneficial? Why? What group did the riots help create? What does that group do? How did that help the prisoners in the long run?

Essay Topic 2

Baden points out several times in the novel that the role of the ME is one of politics, science, and power. Do you agree that the ME has power? Why or why not? Do you think the ME can directly affect the outcome of a criminal trial? Why or why not? Does this mean the ME has to show a large level of credibility? What should happen if that credibility is questioned? Do you think the ME should issue death certificates that necessarily help the DA? Why or why not? Be sure to analyze these issues using examples and details from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The novel discusses three clear methods to detect time of death, those of rigor mortis, livor mortis, and algor mortis.

Part 1) List each method, and discuss, in detail, how that method helps determine the time of death.

Part 2) Compare and contrast the three methods. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 3) Which is the best method of detection? Why? What are the limitations of this method?

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