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

2. Which of the babies is in worse health?
(a) Doctors aren't sure.
(b) Jake.
(c) Both are about the same.
(d) Taylor.

3. How much time has Patrick spent in the hospital?
(a) He has spent a total of about five years in the hospital.
(b) He has spent very little time in the hospital; most of his care is outpatient.
(c) He has spent a total of about one year in the hospital.
(d) He has spent more time in the hospital than out of it.

4. What status is Patrick given by the committee?
(a) Supportive Protocol I.
(b) Supportive Protocol II.
(c) OCR.
(d) DNR.

5. What does David attempt to explain to Armando's family at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That Armando will never walk again.
(b) They have to go to another hospital because Armando is uninsured.
(c) That he needs their signature on the consent form to do surgery on Armando.
(d) That his chances of survival are slim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Patrick have?

2. How does Armando's family feel about his condition?

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

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

5. How long was Patrick's central IV line supposed to last?

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