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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. Vera says that she must write a _________ of Oleg's illness before he can be discharged from the hospital.

2. To what does Dyomka finally agree in order to be moved out of the ward?

3. What are doctors expecting Pavel to develop at any moment of his current treatment program?

4. Who is the new neighbor of Pavel beside him in the hospital room?

5. Dontsova believes that ________ medicine is always the better option for those who need health care.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens because Dontsova is a doctor who is seeking medical testing and evaluation?

2. What does Lev believe the purpose of the rounds are, so he makes sure to act accordingly?

3. What is the worry of Dontsova as Pavel continues to have injections in his treatment plan?

4. What have Pavel and Oleg decided to do at this point of the story instead of argue with each other?

5. What happened during the amnesty time to the person who led to the exile of the Kadmins?

6. What is the opinion that Dontsova has of socialized medicine about which the other doctor realizes he cannot sway her?

7. What happens during a smoke break in a private room after the rounds are completed?

8. What does Oleg believe of exile in general, according to his own admission in this section?

9. What does Dyomka's surgeon have to do immediately after the surgery at the start of this section?

10. What does Dyomka make Oleg promise to do when he is released from the ward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The doctors and nurses are unable to tell the patients that they are dying, even if that information is in their medical records.

Part 1: Why do you think telling patients about their health is not allowed?

Part 2: Would you want to know if you were dying? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think not telling the patients they are dying helps those on the cancer ward?

Essay Topic 2

Zoya is a nurse who has too many patients and not enough support to help them all as much as they need to be helped.

Part 1: Why do you think a hospital would employ fewer nurses than they need?

Part 2: How do you think the care of patients is affected by not having enough nurses available?

Part 3: Do you think that Zoya and other nurses are working as hard as they could to cover the extra patients?

Essay Topic 3

Oleg loved being in Ush-Terek when he was exiled before coming to the cancer ward.

Part 1: Why do you think that Oleg was happy with being in exile?

Part 2: How do you think being in exile might impact a person's mental health?

Part 3: Do you think you would enjoy being in exile away from family and friends?

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