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Miss Evers' Boys
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- In scene I, the men appear to be wary of participating in a government study. Why?
- What was Miss Evers' initial reason for participating in the study?
- What was the full name of the study and what was it intended to examine?
- How does Dr Douglas persuade Willie to have his blood drawn?
- What argument does Dr Douglas use with Dr Brodus to allow the study to continue (page 40)?
- What was the reason that syphilis was not considered worthy of government research funds?
- In scene 5, what is Miss Evers' objection to the proposed study? How is her objection overcome by both doctors?
- Why didn't the "boys" receive penicillin when it became available?
- Brodus uses whose ethical modality, Mill's or Kant's, to justify his own actions (page 76). Explain.
- What does Miss Evers' opening recitation of the nurse's pledge do for the story?
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