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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue and Acknowledgements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Victoria Dimas?
(a) A cafeteria worker.
(b) The head nurse.
(c) Armando's doctor.
(d) Armando's mother.

2. How many children did Teresa have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

3. What is the situation of Hermann at the time the book was written?
(a) It is the largest hospital in the state, with the largest percentage of charity cases.
(b) It is large and prestigious, but in debt and with a reputation marred by scandal.
(c) It is large and prestigious, having solved many of its financial problems and restored its reputation.
(d) It is small, nearly bankrupt, and losing patients rapidly.

4. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?
(a) The committee can't make decisions about who lives and dies based on the quality of their life.
(b) There is no guarantee that he will have the disabilities they are predicting.
(c) They're still not sure that his condition isn't treatable.
(d) Financial concerns should not be the deciding factor in determining patient care.

5. How often do patients' families follow the advice of the ethics committee?
(a) Never.
(b) Usually.
(c) Always.
(d) Rarely.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the hospital finally open?

2. How much time elapsed between the events, and the book being written?

3. Where does Teresa often see the Sparks?

4. What do Fran and Carey begin to worry about, as the weeks go on?

5. What is the committee's ultimate decision?

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