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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 color is Dyomka when he gets out of surgery for his back?

2. At what Soviet university was Shulubin a professor before he came to the cancer ward to be treated?

3. One of the ________ was exiled as well and lost her daughter in the process.

4. How many letters per year was the husband of the worker allowed to have each year?

5. How many injections has Pavel had at this point of the story, though they are helping his tumor shrink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dyomka moved out of the cancer ward at the beginning of this section?

2. What is happening with the treatment for Vadim according to the text in this chapter?

3. What does Lev tell Oleg about women and how they affect men in their lives?

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

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

6. What are physicians and nurses not allowed to do with the patients, according to the text?

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

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

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

10. Why does the zoo end up depressing Oleg when he is finally able to go there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vadim has an important discovery to share with the world, so he makes it his life mission to use every moment he has.

Part 1: Do you think that everyone has something important to contribute to the world?

Part 2: How do you think that Vadim's cancer is impacting his work?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to value every moment in one's life?

Essay Topic 2

Pavel is concerned about his daughter becoming a writer, thinking that she might be better off doing something else.

Part 1: Why do you think that Pavel is concerned about his child becoming a writer?

Part 2: How do you think Aviette's life would change if she became a writer?

Part 3: Why do you think parents have troubles with not being able to control the actions of their children?

Essay Topic 3

The senior surgeon, Yevgenia Ustinovna, smokes constantly and even uses two fingers to raise her lips.

Part 1: Do you think that a doctor should smoke?

Part 2: Would you want to be under the care of a physician who is always smoking?

Part 3: Do you think that all doctors should be examples for their patients, in terms of healthy habits?

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