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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Taylor near the end of Chapter 6?
(a) She develops a serious infection.
(b) She dies.
(c) Her kidneys fail.
(d) She goes into cardiac arrest.

2. What is Patrick's central IV line for?
(a) It drains fluid from the area around his heart.
(b) It delivers the nutrients his body needs.
(c) It delivers antibiotics.
(d) It delivers morphine.

3. What happens on the last day of May?
(a) Fran goes in for her last prenatal check-up.
(b) Taylor and Jake are born.
(c) Fran undergoes a Caesarian section.
(d) One of the twins dies.

4. What do Fran and Carey begin to worry about, as the weeks go on?
(a) Whether they should transfer Taylor to another hospital.
(b) How long they should keep Taylor on treatment.
(c) How they can pay Taylor's medical bills.
(d) When they will be able to bring Taylor home.

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

6. How do Fran and Carey feel about Taylor's new doctor?
(a) They don't really care either way.
(b) They connect much better.
(c) They dislike him/her as much as they disliked Sharon.
(d) They want Sharon back.

7. What happened to Armando the night he left for Madisonville?
(a) He had an argument with his parents.
(b) He got into a bar fight.
(c) His car was stolen.
(d) He was shot.

8. Why doesn't Patrick's doctor want to give him surgery?
(a) It is expensive, and his insurance won't cover it.
(b) He's not sure it's completely necessary.
(c) He isn't sure that he is qualified to do it.
(d) It is risky, and will only lead to a new infection.

9. What do Fran and Carey want to do with Taylor at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) They want to take her off the ventilator and see how she does.
(b) They want to move her to another hospital.
(c) They want to put her on a DNR.
(d) They want to bring her home and let her die in peace.

10. Why does Sharon Crandell act the way she does with her patients and their families?
(a) She emphasizes the positive side of things, to encourage optimism in her patients.
(b) She thinks she is treating her patients with respect by being so honest.
(c) She gets emotionally involved to avoid seeing her patients in an impersonal and scientific way.
(d) She became a doctor because enjoyed the science, not because she truly wanted to help people.

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

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

13. How old is Patrick Dismuke?
(a) Seven.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

14. How does Sharon react to discussing Taylor's treatment?
(a) She gets emotional, and has difficulty answering the Poarchs' questions.
(b) She is resistant to discussing it.
(c) She is warm and caring when answering the Poarchs' questions.
(d) She refuses to discuss it.

15. What happens to Jake?
(a) He is put on the list for a lung transplant.
(b) He contracts meningitis.
(c) He undergoes several surgeries.
(d) He is baptized, and dies soon after.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Armando as a result of this misfortune?

2. How much do Jake and Taylor weigh?

3. What happened to Mark?

4. What has gone wrong that might induce premature labor for Fran?

5. What does Patrick's illness do to him?

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