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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the nurses applaud Abby in Chapter 6?

2. What occupation does Yakov wish he was allowed to participate in?

3. What what caused the death of the family member Abby sees in her dreams in Chapter 8?

4. How does Abby feel about riding on Mark's sailboat in Chapter 10?

5. What company does Yakov learn owns the ship in which he is traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nina Voss feel about her impending death? How does this compare to the feelings of her husband?

2. What does Dr. Chao decide to do to make sure that Josh O'Day receives a heart?

3. Why does Abby call Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Vermont about Nina Voss' donor in Chapter 8?

4. Why is Abby called to Jeremiah Parr's office in Chapter 6? What does this mean for Abby's career?

5. What does Gregor do to Uncle Misha after the boys leave the apartment?

6. What goes wrong when Dr. Chao begins plans to transplant Karen Terrio's heart into Josh O'Day?

7. What doctor becomes interested in Karen Terrio's organs? For what reason?

8. Why is Mary Allen in the SICU? What is her prognosis?

9. What does Mark tell Abby about the harvest at Wilcox Memorial Hospital that causes her to feel assured that the harvest took place there despite her earlier phone call? Who did the harvest?

10. Who is chosen to take the heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mark Hodell? How does Abby come to live with Mark? What is their relationship like? How does Abby feel about Mark in the beginning of the novel? How does their relationship change? For what reason? Why does Mark turn on Abby? What did Abby do to hurt Mark? Why is Mark working with the wrong people? What do they have on Mark that forces him to work with them? Is Mark happy with this criminal career? How does the reader know how Mark feels about his situation? What happens to Mark in the end? Is this something Mark deserved? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall lesson and/or controversy of this novel. This novel discusses some very important moral questions about modern medicine. Discuss what these moral questions are and how they are addressed in this novel. Cite examples or offer quotes from the novel to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Morality

2) Family

3) Fatal Illnesses

4) Medical Malpractice.

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