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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the people at the meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) Renowned pediatricians from other hospitals.
(b) People who know Patrick best.
(c) Financial administrators at the hospital.
(d) Specialists who are consulting about Patrick's treatment.

3. What do the doctors think Armando's chances of recovery are?
(a) Very low.
(b) Zero.
(c) Fairly high.
(d) Very high.

4. Where did Armando and his family come from?
(a) Southern California.
(b) Matamotos, Mexico.
(c) Madrid, Spain.
(d) San Antonio, Texas.

5. Who raises the question of whether to withdraw Patrick's IV line?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Lin.
(c) Javier.
(d) Sally.

6. 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 a total of about one year in the hospital.
(c) He has spent very little time in the hospital; most of his care is outpatient.
(d) He has spent more time in the hospital than out of it.

7. How does Fran get to the hospital?
(a) By helicopter.
(b) By car.
(c) By ambulance.
(d) On foot.

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

9. Who wrote the note at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Teresa Knapper.
(b) Armando Dimas.
(c) Lin Weeks.
(d) Sally Olsen.

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

11. What is the problem with Taylor being on a ventilator?
(a) Her parents' insurance won't cover it.
(b) It requires her to be dependent on medication.
(c) It interferes with other treatments.
(d) It scars her lung tissue.

12. How do the members of the ethics committee feel about one another?
(a) They are rarely together, and aren't comfortable with one another.
(b) There are several members of the committee who refuse to work with some of the others.
(c) They all know each other quite well, and are comfortable with speaking honestly and openly to each other.
(d) They are suspicious of, and spread rumors about, one another.

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

14. What does the hospital do for Fran?
(a) They give her more drugs.
(b) They make her do Kegel exercises.
(c) They prop her up, head below her feet.
(d) They sew her cervix closed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Oria want the medical team to tell Patrick about how serious his condition is?

2. How do Fran and Carey feel about their hospital doctor?

3. What is Taylor's biggest health problem?

4. What is the significance of Patrick's medical chart?

5. How is Oria Dismuke described?

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