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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. What did the first patient to die under Hazel's care die from?
2. Where did Hazel order the latest books on physiology from?
3. How was Hazel initially going to dress for the physician's exam?
4. How did Jack know what the man on their second dig had died of?
5. Who did Hazel write to about an inoculation for Roman fever?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Hazel treat Roman fever patients?
2. What was Jeanette's dream and the circumstances surrounding it?
3. In Chapter 23, what made Hazel and Jack jump into the grave of the man they had just unburied?
4. In Chapter 24, Bernard saw Hazel at Princes street gardens. When Bernard saw her, what did he ask that caused Hazel to lie to him?
5. What was surprising about the body that Jack delivered to Hazel?
6. Hazel wanted the body of a person who had died from a specific cause. What was that cause and why did Hazel want to find that specific type of body?
7. In Chapter 18, how did Hazel manage to have a body delivered to her?
8. In Chapter 29, What was Dr. Beecham III's response to Hazel's letter?
9. In Chapter 34, Whose heart was Dr. Beecham III going to take? How did Hazel prevent it?
10. What was different about Hazel's kiss with Jack than Hazel's kiss with Bernard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Was there anything about the book that did not make sense to you or that you wished the author would have explained more fully? Did that affect your judgment of the book?
Essay Topic 2
The paradox of the ship of Theseus concerns identity. It is about self-identity and how others perceive a person or a thing. Write an essay exploring how this paradox applies to Dr. Beecham. Explore how Beecham changed as a result of becoming immortal and assuming another identity. The original Dr. Beecham seemed to be a man who thought it was important to protect and heal humanity. How is that different from Dr. Beecham III's view? When and why do you think Dr. Beecham's views on humanity and power and purpose changed?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing your opinion of Dr. Beecham's morality. Is he a good character? An evil character? or somewhere in between? Are there times when you like him and other times when you dislike him?
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