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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through June, Chapter 2: Taylor and Jake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethical issue does the Committee debate focus on?
(a) How Patrick should be told that his mother has decided to withdraw his life support.
(b) Whether it is right to withdraw life support if Patrick's mother can't pay, considering the hospital's already massive debt.
(c) Whether withdrawing Patrick's life support is "giving up," or letting nature take its course.
(d) Whether Patrick should stay at the hospital, or go somewhere else.

2. What disease does Patrick have?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Hirschsprung's disease.
(c) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(d) Blastocytosis.

3. Which patient is the subject of the June chapter, Chapter 2?
(a) Fran.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Jake.

4. What happens to Taylor?
(a) She gets pneumonia.
(b) She lives, but must remain on the ventilator in the hospital.
(c) She dies.
(d) She goes home with Fran and Carey.

5. What has gone wrong that might induce premature labor for Fran?
(a) She has diabetes.
(b) Her cervix has thinned.
(c) She took too much aspirin.
(d) She gave herself a hernia lifting something heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is causing Patrick excess suffering?

2. What is wrong with Taylor and Jake?

3. How much do Jake and Taylor weigh?

4. What happens on the last day of May?

5. What is the main focus of the Ethics Committee?

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