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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the situation of Hermann at the time the book was written?
(a) It is large and prestigious, having solved many of its financial problems and restored its reputation.
(b) It is small, nearly bankrupt, and losing patients rapidly.
(c) It is large and prestigious, but in debt and with a reputation marred by scandal.
(d) It is the largest hospital in the state, with the largest percentage of charity cases.

3. What decision is made regarding Patrick at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) They will continue to try to find new IV feeds, instead of resorting to surgery.
(b) They will withdraw his life support, and send him home.
(c) They will give him surgery, and put him on a DNR.
(d) They will try to get him to eat normally, and see how he does.

4. What is the Total Life Care Center also called?
(a) Life Care.
(b) Bart's.
(c) Hermina's.
(d) TLC.

5. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?
(a) The committee can't make decisions about who lives and dies based on the quality of their life.
(b) Financial concerns should not be the deciding factor in determining patient care.
(c) They're still not sure that his condition isn't treatable.
(d) There is no guarantee that he will have the disabilities they are predicting.

6. What is immediately noticeable about Landon when he is born?
(a) He is missing several fingers and toes.
(b) He has a large red mass on his back.
(c) His eyes remain closed.
(d) He has difficulty breathing.

7. What does Sally do after leaving Hermann?
(a) She leaves the medical field entirely.
(b) She stays with Javier, working for him at his new job.
(c) She runs a pediatric clinic at a small hospital.
(d) She goes back to school to get her medical license.

8. 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.

9. Why does Dr. Butler suggest to Kenny that they may "let nature take its course" with Landon?
(a) They aren't entirely sure what is wrong with him, and the testing may kill him before the disease would.
(b) His treatment is incredibly expensive, and Kenny and Claire can't afford it.
(c) The surgery will make him extremely uncomfortable, and isn't guaranteed to save him.
(d) He may have severe mental and physical handicaps later in life.

10. Who founded Hermann Hospital?
(a) Jeffrey Hermann Wilcox.
(b) George Henry Hermann.
(c) Hermann von Glick.
(d) Hermann Muenster.

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

12. What happens to Armando when he leaves Bart's?
(a) He goes to another long-term care facility.
(b) He goes back to Hermann.
(c) He goes to live in a halfway house.
(d) His family cares for him at home.

13. What is an enormous burden on the medical system?
(a) Elderly care.
(b) Women's health.
(c) The uninsured.
(d) Immigrants.

14. Who is the financial administrator at Hermann?
(a) Lin Weeks.
(b) Hazel Mitchell.
(c) Ben Taub.
(d) Dexter Advani.

15. Who is Landon's attending surgeon?
(a) Richard Wright.
(b) Sharon Crandell.
(c) Eugene Adcock.
(d) Jose Garcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Belkin, what is "First, Do No Harm" about?

2. What has Armando's doctor kept from him?

3. What emotions is Armando experiencing in Chapter 9?

4. Who discusses Armando's condition with him?

5. What changed as a result of the courts' revisions to the founder's will?

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