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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Armando's doctor?
(a) Sharon Crandell.
(b) Lin Weeks.
(c) Eugene Adcock.
(d) David MacDougall.

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

3. What was the founder's stipulation for the funding he left to build a hospital?
(a) The hospital had to be built in a certain area of town.
(b) A minimum number of jobs had to be created in the hospital.
(c) It had to be a teaching hospital.
(d) A large portion of the hospital was to be used for charity care.

4. What happened to the Advani family?
(a) Hermann had to cut them off and send them to another hospital.
(b) Hermann was able to finance all of their care, and treat their son for free.
(c) Their son died because Hermann refused to finance his care.
(d) They held a fundraiser to help offset the costs of their son's care.

5. How does Armando respond when asked if he wants to be placed on a DNR?
(a) He strongly declines.
(b) He wants more information before deciding.
(c) He says he needs time to think about it.
(d) He agrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Armando's negative emotions at their peak?

2. Who is Javier's department chairman?

3. What does Lin Weeks feel that the purpose of medical care is?

4. What does Javier do after leaving Hermann?

5. Patrick is able to absorb even fewer nutrients due to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Claire and Kenny Sparks in Chapter 21?

2. What is the hospital's situation when the book was written in 1988?

3. What happens when Norma tells Armando about his condition?

4. What is Hermann Hospital's financial situation?

5. What is Mary Coffey's relationship with Armando?

6. What happens to Armando when he arrives at his new facility?

7. What is the Committee's decision regarding Taylor, in Chapter 16?

8. How does Hermann fit in with the other two hospitals in Houston?

9. What happens with Taylor's ventilator in Chapter 13?

10. What happens to the Sparks family, in the four years following the events in the book?

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