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

3. In August, from what does Patrick increasingly suffer?
(a) Seizures.
(b) Aches and pains.
(c) Heart problems.
(d) The side effects of his antibiotics.

4. Why does Patrick choose the treatment option he does, in Chapter 20?
(a) He doesn't want any more treatments, because he wants to die.
(b) He wants to avoid the daily ritual of fishing for veins with the IVs.
(c) He wants them to do whatever they can to give him a normal life again.
(d) He is afraid of surgery.

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

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

7. How did the hospital's founder get rich?
(a) He inherited a large sum of money.
(b) He got a high-paying executive job.
(c) He won the lottery.
(d) He invested in oil.

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

9. What has Armando's doctor kept from him?
(a) The fact that he is going to need to be transferred to a nursing home.
(b) The fact that he needs an extremely risky surgery.
(c) The fact that his family refuses to sign his consent forms.
(d) The fact that his condition is probably permanent.

10. Howe does Hermann compare to Ben Taub and Methodist Hospital?
(a) It is more like Ben Taub.
(b) It is more like Methodist Hospital.
(c) It is nothing like either.
(d) It is somewhere in between the two.

11. How many years after the founder's death did it take for the hospital to start being built?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

12. What is the committee's ultimate decision?
(a) They decide to send Taylor to another hospital.
(b) They decide to leave the life support decision to Taylor's parents.
(c) They decide to remove Taylor's life support.
(d) They decide to keep Taylor on life support.

13. What happened to the Advani family?
(a) Hermann had to cut them off and send them to another hospital.
(b) Their son died because Hermann refused to finance his care.
(c) Hermann was able to finance all of their care, and treat their son for free.
(d) They held a fundraiser to help offset the costs of their son's care.

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

15. What point does Cindy make, regarding Armando, at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) If he doesn't live, it will be bad press for the hospital.
(b) He will almost definitely live, and therefore he is a liability to the hospital.
(c) His rude behavior toward the nurses shouldn't be tolerated.
(d) His condition is worsening fairly rapidly.