Unit 8.4

Comprehension MCQ

The press expressed horror this morning at how convenient it was for a 32-year-old cleaner to disguise himself as a doctor even though he showed signs of a complete lack of medical skills. The cleaner, James Lee, used to wander about in the early hours of the morning, after his usual night shift, wearing a white coat and posing as “Dr. Tay”. He managed to fool not only the patients but the nurses working in the morning shift as well. On top of that, he claimed that he had saved a woman’s life by stopping her epileptic fits in time and was able to perform emergency operations on accident victims too. He also admitted that he was allowed into the operating theatres to observe or guide young and inexperienced doctors through major operations like the liver or kidney transplant. Lee was very careful in his actions so as not to raise suspicions among the staff of the hospital. During his first two months, he studied carefully the schedules posted on the hospital notice boards. He would know which doctors were away either on holidays or on out-station duties. Therefore, after these two months of engrossed analysis, when asked by the staff who he was, he would proudly reply that he was covering the duties of doctors who were away. “Initially, I studied the system of the hospital and the movements of doctors by observing them from a safe distance. That’s how I learned the way they project themselves and how this hospital is run. Everything else was very easy once you learn how to act or speak like a doctor,” he replied. One of his victims was Jane Ashley to whom he gave an injection. She never once doubted him even though he had left a nasty bruise on her arms after he repeatedly failed to find the suitable vein. “I really thought that he was a doctor. He performed his duties just like one especially in his white coat. He really had me there. If it was not for the policewoman who explained the entire scenario and showed me his photograph, I would never have had a slightest idea who he really was,” Miss Ashley said when interviewed during the press conference at the Police Headquarters.

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1. What was it about Lee’s case that horrified the press?

(1) He had taken a woman’s life.
(2) His ability to perform major operations.
(3) There was no difficulty in accepting him as a doctor.
(4) His ability to steal a white coat without being detected. ( )

2. Lee managed to steer clear of being detected because he had _______.

(1) guided young doctors in operating theatres
(2) managed to revive patient having epileptic fits
(3) continued working in the morning after his night shift
(4) not made any major blunders while performing his duties ( )

3. James Lee was able to disguise himself as a doctor as he_______.

(1) claimed that he had proper medical training
(2) successfully imitated the etiquette of a doctor
(3) studied doctors’ activities during his night shift as a cleaner
(4) was covering the duties of doctors who were working at night ( )

4. From the sentence “He really had me there.” (line 24), it is obvious that Lee_______.

(1) was deceived by Miss Ashley
(2) had successfully convinced Miss Ashley
(3) had taken Miss Ashley under his care
(4) managed to inject Miss Ashley after few tries ( )

5. Miss Ashley realised that Lee was an imposter _______.

(1) when he was giving her the injection

(2) when he repeatedly failed to find the correct vein

(3) when she assisted the police in their investigation

(4) after the press interviewed her in the Police Headquarters ( )