Question 1

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Why do the police arrest Art Lee?

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Question 2

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When John Berry spends ten minutes with Art Lee after his arrest, what does Art explain about Karen Randall?

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Question 3

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Explain why John wants to help Art Lee even though other doctors are willing to let him be a scapegoat for Karen's death.

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Question 4

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Summarize how John Berry describes Boston City Hospital.

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Question 5

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According to John, autopsies are required to be performed under what circumstances?

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Question 6

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How does being a doctor help John with his unofficial investigation of Karen's death?

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Question 7

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Why does John decline to help when he is asked if he wants to assist with Karen's autopsy?

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Question 8

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What are some of the major findings made during Karen Randall's autopsy?

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Question 9

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Why does John take a sample of Karen's blood to Dr. Jim Murphy?

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Question 10

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Why is John surprised to see J.D. Randall performing open heart surgery?

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Question 11

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Summarize the encounter between John Berry and Roger Whiting, the medical intern who had given Karen penicillin without first checking for allergies.

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Question 12

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Why does Roger Whiting come up with "miscarriage" as a diagnosis for Karen's condition?

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Question 13

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How does J.D. Randall, Karen's father, first attempt to get John Berry to stop working on Art Lee's case?

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Question 14

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During the first conversation between J.D. Randall and John Berry, what does the reader learn about Randall's attitude towards Art Lee?

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Question 15

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How does J.D. Randall deflect pointed questions John Berry asks of him during their first conversation?

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Question 16

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Why has George Bradford declined to take Art Lee's case?

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Question 17

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Summarize John Berry's phone conversation with Dr. Sanderson, head of the pathology labs, following his unfruitful meeting with Art Lee's attorney.

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Question 18

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John Berry compares his puzzlement over Art Lee's case with "the Peru case." What is the Peru case to which he refers?

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Question 19

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What key details does John learn about Karen from her roommate Ginnie?

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Question 20

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When John goes to the radiology department at Memorial Hospital, what does the radiologist tell him?

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Question 21

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Summarize the conversation that takes place between John and Ev outside of the Randall home.

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Question 22

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Who is Alan Zenner, and why does John talk with him?

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Question 23

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When John finally talks with Peter Randall directly, what key pieces of information does he learn?

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Question 24

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What does John tell Peter Randall when asked for his opinion about Karen's autopsy findings?

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Question 25

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How does the narrator feel about the pain her mother is experiencing at the start of Chapter 1 and why?

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