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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What status is the committee considering giving to Patrick?
(a) High-priority care status.
(b) Priority status on the list of potential organ recipients.
(c) A recipient of pro bono charity care.
(d) DNR, or "Do Not Resuscitate."

3. How does Patrick feel about his condition?
(a) He hates living the way he does, and is, at times, suicidal.
(b) He is hyper-aware of his condition, to the point of being a hypochondriac.
(c) He doesn't really understand the severity of his condition.
(d) He tries not to focus on it, and just wants to be normal.

4. What happens when Oria tries to broach the subject of death with Patrick?
(a) He doesn't seem as concerned as she thinks he should be.
(b) He gets so upset, he is almost inconsolable.
(c) He refuses to talk about it, and she never brings it up again.
(d) He speaks in a mature, matter-of-fact manner about what he thinks will happen.

5. What did Armando do when he was 17?
(a) Got a girl pregnant.
(b) Dropped out of high school.
(c) Left his family to look for odd jobs.
(d) Crashed his car.

6. Why are the doctors reluctant to install a new line for Patrick?
(a) His insurance won't cover it.
(b) It may exacerbate his condition.
(c) His family can't afford it.
(d) It would require very risky surgery.

7. Why do Fran and Carey dislike Sharon Crandell?
(a) Because they disagree with her diagnosis, and treatment suggestions.
(b) Because they don't think she has the required experience.
(c) They think that she is too emotionally involved to make good decisions.
(d) Because of her cold and businesslike demeanor.

8. What is Patrick's home like?
(a) He lives with his parents, in a comfortable home.
(b) He lives with his aunt and uncle, in a large house with a big yard.
(c) He lives with his grandmother in a small, dark house in the poorest part of town.
(d) He lives in a foster home.

9. What hospital is Fran rushed to, a few days after her check-up?
(a) Ben Taub.
(b) Hermann.
(c) Methodist Hospital.
(d) San Jacinto.

10. 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.

11. What is wrong with Taylor and Jake?
(a) They have a genetic disorder.
(b) Their lungs are underdeveloped.
(c) They have a congenital birth defect.
(d) They are conjoined.

12. How long has Patrick been in and out of the hospital?
(a) The last five years.
(b) The last two years.
(c) His entire life.
(d) The last six months.

13. How does Patrick feel about the decision made in Chapter 7?
(a) He throws a fit, screaming and trying to rip out his IVs.
(b) They don't bother him with it.
(c) He doesn't appear to understand when they attempt to explain it.
(d) He solemnly agrees with the doctor.

14. Who is Sally Olsen?
(a) Patrick's doctor.
(b) Patrick's social worker.
(c) The hospital's financial administrator.
(d) Javier's assistant.

15. What happened to Armando?
(a) He fell off of a ladder.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was driving a car, and hit a tree.
(d) He was walking, and was hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Patrick Dismuke?

2. What is CHOSEN?

3. Why does Sharon Crandell act the way she does with her patients and their families?

4. Where did Armando and his family come from?

5. How much time has Patrick spent in the hospital?

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