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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through July, Chapter 5: The Committee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the people at the meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) People who know Patrick best.
(b) Specialists who are consulting about Patrick's treatment.
(c) Renowned pediatricians from other hospitals.
(d) Financial administrators at the hospital.

2. What does Teresa want to do?
(a) Donate money to the pediatric wing of the hospital.
(b) Cut funding for uninsured or underinsured patient care.
(c) Establish new guidelines for withdrawing life support from patients.
(d) Participate in the ethics committee at Hermann.

3. How does Javier feel about Patrick?
(a) He is attached to Patrick, and this burdens him because he is also responsible for all of the other children at the hospital.
(b) He is more attached to him than the other hospital staff.
(c) He thinks he is too demanding, and at times paranoid about his condition.
(d) He is not sure if he thinks Patrick is spoiled, or simply attention-starved.

4. What is causing Patrick excess suffering?
(a) His antibiotics.
(b) His nurses' incompetence.
(c) His family's interference.
(d) His doctors' indecisiveness.

5. How long was Patrick's central IV line supposed to last?
(a) Indefinitely.
(b) For the rest of his life.
(c) For as long as he needed it.
(d) For just a short time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David attempt to explain to Armando's family at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What happened to Armando?

3. What status is the committee considering giving to Patrick?

4. What are Patrick's doctors supposed to do, given his status?

5. What does Fran's obstetrician do for her at her last check-up?

(see the answer key)

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