| A | B |
|---|
| Author | William Nolen |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| occupation of the writer before.... | doctor - surgeon |
| author's ethnicity | American |
| setting - place | hospital - operating room |
| who is the narrator | the author |
| setting - time | during the doctor's residency |
| rising action of the plot | the operation |
| falling action acton of the plot | taking care of the patient's recovery |
| climax of the story | when the surgeon floods the abdominal cavity with feces from the bowel |
