3. What changed as a result of the courts' revisions to the founder's will?
(a) The hospital was founded as a teaching hospital.
(b) The hospital hired fewer doctors in order to purchase more up-to-date equipment.
(c) The pediatric wing was larger, and the oncology wing shrank.
(d) Charity care shrunk, as the hospital became increasingly unable to afford it.

4. Who is Armando's social worker?
(a) Sharon Crandell.
(b) Norma McNair.
(c) Mary Coffey.
(d) Cindy Walker.

5. Why does Fran want to remove Taylor's ventilator?
(a) Their insurance won't cover it any longer.
(b) She wants to see if Taylor can breathe on her own.
(c) She doesn't want Taylor to live because she will have too many health problems.
(d) It appears to make Taylor uncomfortable.

6. What happens to Patrick at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) He is diagnosed with cancer.
(b) He goes in for surgery.
(c) He goes into remission.
(d) He dies.

7. How much time elapsed between the events, and the book being written?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Ten years.

8. What does Mary try to procure for Armando?
(a) A better wheelchair.
(b) Better food.
(c) A better bed.
(d) A walker.

9. What part of Taylor's body is continuing to weaken in Chapter 13?
(a) Brain.
(b) Heart.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Kidneys.

10. What happened as Hermann continued to grow?
(a) It started to compete with other local area hospitals.
(b) It was incorporated with other medical facilities.
(c) It hired better and more prestigious doctors.
(d) It hired more interns and student doctors.

11. What is Methodist Hospital?
(a) A small, publicly-funded hospital that deals with uninsured patients.
(b) A large, privately-funded hospital that deals with uninsured patients.
(c) A small, privately-funded hospital that caters only to those who can pay cash for their care.
(d) The largest privately-funded hospital in the world.

12. What is Armando not allowed to do at the Total Life Care Center?
(a) Be rude to the nurses.
(b) Have his family come to visit.
(c) Have his family bring food to him.
(d) Have female visitors.

13. What is Armando's family status?
(a) Widowed.
(b) Single, but living with his girlfriend.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Married.

14. How is Armando's social worker described?
(a) Not very emotional, but extremely competent.
(b) Both emotionally invested, and extremely competent.
(c) Not very competent, but emotionally invested in her clients.
(d) Neither emotionally invested nor competent.

15. What fact must the ethics committee face?
(a) They cannot afford to give everyone the care they need.
(b) They must cut the jobs of approximately 100 staff.
(c) The hospital is going to go bankrupt.
(d) The hospital must go from privately-funded to publicly-funded.