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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who are Fran and Carey Poarch?
(a) A couple, pregnant with fraternal twins.
(b) Patrick's parents.
(c) A rich couple, and benefactors of the hospital.
(d) Doctors at the hospital.

3. What is the biggest risk involving Patrick's IV line?
(a) It is very expensive to maintain.
(b) It can get infected.
(c) It needs to be closely monitored.
(d) It can interfere with his breathing.

4. What does David attempt to explain to Armando's family at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That his chances of survival are slim.
(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 Armando will never walk again.

5. What doctor do Fran and Carey meet when they get to the hospital?
(a) Sharon Crandell.
(b) Lin Weeks.
(c) Jane Reed.
(d) Eugene Adcock.

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

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

8. What happens to Patrick's line, as a result of his tampering?
(a) It gets increasingly infected, and needs to be replaced.
(b) Nothing, but the hospital staff are angry with him.
(c) It breaks, and he goes into cardiac arrest.
(d) It is disconnected, and they try to find another way to deliver his medications.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How old is Armando?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Oria tries to broach the subject of death with Patrick?

2. Why doesn't Patrick's doctor want to give him surgery?

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

4. Where did Armando and his family come from?

5. What is the problem with Taylor being on a ventilator?

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