2. What do Lin, Randy and Cindy discuss at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Whether to take Armando off of life support.
(b) Where to send Armando.
(c) Whether to tell Armando about his condition.
(d) What to tell Armando's family.

3. What was the founder's stipulation for the funding he left to build a hospital?
(a) A large portion of the hospital was to be used for charity care.
(b) The hospital had to be built in a certain area of town.
(c) It had to be a teaching hospital.
(d) A minimum number of jobs had to be created in the hospital.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Armando respond when asked if he wants to be placed on a DNR?
(a) He says he needs time to think about it.
(b) He strongly declines.
(c) He wants more information before deciding.
(d) He agrees.

10. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?
(a) Financial concerns should not be the deciding factor in determining patient care.
(b) The committee can't make decisions about who lives and dies based on the quality of their life.
(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.

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

12. Why does Claire get rushed to the hospital in Chapter 21?
(a) Her water breaks.
(b) She can't feel the baby kicking.
(c) She is having difficulty breathing.
(d) She is bleeding from her womb.

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

14. What happens to Javier as a result of cases like Patrick's?
(a) They make him question whether he can handle the stress of his job.
(b) They make him wonder if he entered the wrong profession.
(c) They demoralize him, and worry his wife.
(d) They make him wish that there was more that he could do.

15. How many more children do Fran and Carey have after Taylor and Jake?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.