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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Patrick choose the treatment option he does, in Chapter 20?
(a) He is afraid of surgery.
(b) He wants to avoid the daily ritual of fishing for veins with the IVs.
(c) He wants them to do whatever they can to give him a normal life again.
(d) He doesn't want any more treatments, because he wants to die.

2. What happens to Landon, as the result of a high fever?
(a) He has a seizure.
(b) He dies.
(c) He goes blind.
(d) He gets brain damage.

3. Who suggests discussing the removal of Taylor's ventilator with the ethics committee?
(a) David MacDougall.
(b) Eugene Adcock.
(c) Sally Olsen.
(d) Sharon Crandell.

4. How many more children do Fran and Carey have after Taylor and Jake?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

5. How did the hospital's founder get rich?
(a) He inherited a large sum of money.
(b) He got a high-paying executive job.
(c) He invested in oil.
(d) He won the lottery.

6. What decision is made regarding Patrick at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) They will try to get him to eat normally, and see how he does.
(b) They will continue to try to find new IV feeds, instead of resorting to surgery.
(c) They will give him surgery, and put him on a DNR.
(d) They will withdraw his life support, and send him home.

7. How is Ben Taub described?
(a) A large, well-funded private hospital.
(b) A very small, exclusive private hospital that caters only to those who can pay cash for their care.
(c) A small, well-funded private hospital, that deals with uninsured patients.
(d) A poorer, publicly-funded hospital that deals with uninsured patients.

8. When are Armando's negative emotions at their peak?
(a) When his doctors talk to him.
(b) At night.
(c) During the day.
(d) When his family is around.

9. Hermann was caught up in scandals until when?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1960s.

10. What is Margo Cox's profession?
(a) Neurologist.
(b) Neonatologist.
(c) Oncologist.
(d) Pediatric surgeon.

11. Why does Lin Weeks step down from her position as chair of the ethics committee?
(a) She didn't like the committee's work.
(b) She wanted to try something new.
(c) She ran out of time and enthusiasm.
(d) She disagreed with the other members' opinions too often.

12. Why does Claire get rushed to the hospital in Chapter 21?
(a) She is bleeding from her womb.
(b) She is having difficulty breathing.
(c) Her water breaks.
(d) She can't feel the baby kicking.

13. How is Armando's social worker described?
(a) Not very competent, but emotionally invested in her clients.
(b) Neither emotionally invested nor competent.
(c) Not very emotional, but extremely competent.
(d) Both emotionally invested, and extremely competent.

14. What happens to Patrick at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) He goes into remission.
(b) He dies.
(c) He goes in for surgery.
(d) He is diagnosed with cancer.

15. What happened to the board of trustees who were supposed to oversee the building of the hospital?
(a) They were constantly embroiled in controversy.
(b) They were unable to come to a consensus about any important issues.
(c) Several quit, and the board fell apart.
(d) They were unable to work with one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fran want to remove Taylor's ventilator?

2. Who founded Hermann Hospital?

3. What is Armando not allowed to do at the Total Life Care Center?

4. What does Mary try to procure for Armando?

5. What does Hazel want to avoid at the end of Chapter 11?

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