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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. Pavel and his wife claim to ______ people, but they do not want to be too close to them at the same time.

2. What does the patient in #56 realize that the surgeon's answer probably means for his case?

3. Dontsova has had far more exposure to _________ than is healthy, which is why she is becoming ill herself.

4. What did Pavel and his wife make in order to try to bypass the normal treatment regimens in the hospital?

5. What does Zoya tell Oleg not to take so that he can be able to maintain his virility when they have a chance to be together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Pavel furious when Oleg takes the paper when it is delivered by a nurse?

2. What does Vera tell Pavel when he begins to get upset with the others in the room?

3. Why does the head man want to throw Oleg out of the hospital during the inspection?

4. What does the new man say that life is for when Yefrem joins the conversation?

5. With what does Zoya ask Oleg to help her when she arrives at the hospital for her shift?

6. What does Kapa try to give to the nurse, though the nurse says that she cannot accept this from her?

7. What happens as a result of Pavel and his wife making a number of calls before Pavel is admitted to the cancer ward?

8. What does Ustinovna do when she is not smoking a cigarette, which shows that she is a heavy smoker?

9. What does Pavel find out in the paper when he finally gets a chance to read it after Oleg is done?

10. What does Vera find in Oleg's cabinet before an inspection of the ward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pavel believes he's the only one who understands what's going on in the world.

Part 1: Why do you think Pavel thinks so little of everyone else?

Part 2: Do you think that Pavel is reasonable in the way that he judges others?

Part 3: How are Pavel's judgments affecting his life and his health?

Essay Topic 2

Pavel knows that he has manipulated many people in order to get the things he has, but cancer will not respond in the same way.

Part 1: Do you think there is ever a good reason to manipulate someone else?

Part 2: How do you think manipulation can work in your favor?

Part 3: Why do you think Pavel feels that manipulation is the best way to get what he wants?

Essay Topic 3

Dontsova has a thesis in progress, but she does not have the time to work on it because of her work in the cancer ward.

Part 1: Do you think that a thesis is something that should be more important than work?

Part 2: How do you think Dontsova might improve her work as a doctor if she were to be able to finish her thesis?

Part 3: Why do you think Dontsova doesn't have the time to complete it?

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