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

Michael Baden
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Michael Baden
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the proof of cyanide poisoning Baden finds in the bodies that is crucial to the case?

2. What did Travis do when Dr. Brown caught him inside the house?

3. Why was Jaroslawicz's body preserved so well?

4. What method does Baden use to determine time of death for John Belushi?

5. What does Baden claim about the "cardiorespiratory arrest" cause of death issued for Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why, from the beginning, Baden believed the police had the wrong time of death for Gail Morris.

2. Explain the disparity between Dr. Lee's issued cause of death and Baden's issued cause of death for Dr. Brown.

3. Explain how Carl Cappolino killed William E. Farber.

4. Explain how and why Jascalevich killed the patients of other doctors.

5. Describe why a body in the desert mummifies, and why a body in the Arctic stays bacteria free.

6. Explain why the DA dropped the three additional murder charges against Kuklinski.

7. Describe how Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Hess were killed by the other inmates.

8. Explain how the defense for Hendricks tried to argue the digestive system argument, and Baden's counter argument.

9. Explain why the prisoners at Attica were rioting, including those things mentioned that were problems for the corrections board.

10. Explain the situation that causes some teenagers and adults to accidentally commit suicide by hanging during sexual experimentation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Baden discusses the history of the office of the medical examiner. In detail, discuss this history. How did the position begin in the reign of King Richard I? What was the position like by the eighteenth century? What event began to change the view of this position, according to Scotland Yard? What began to happen by the French Revolution? How was the position seen in the colonies? What was the view of the ME by the early nineteenth century? What is the current view? Be sure to list details from the book in your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

In the Mary Beth Tinning case, nine children died before someone thought to question the parents of the children. MEs, hospital staff, neighbors, friends, social services, and others all had the same information, but refused to question the situation.

Part 1.) Explain the circumstances that allowed this tragedy to unfold.

Part 2.) Discuss the SIDS diagnosis, in terms of why it is seldom questioned.

Part 3.) Write a brief opinion statement, noting whether you believe the system is partially responsible for these deaths, and why.

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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