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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Patrick's home like?
(a) He lives with his aunt and uncle, in a large house with a big yard.
(b) He lives with his parents, in a comfortable home.
(c) He lives with his grandmother in a small, dark house in the poorest part of town.
(d) He lives in a foster home.

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

3. Who is Sally Olsen?
(a) Javier's assistant.
(b) Patrick's social worker.
(c) Patrick's doctor.
(d) The hospital's financial administrator.

4. What happened to Armando as a result of this misfortune?
(a) He was paralyzed from the chin down.
(b) He eventually died.
(c) He had both legs amputated.
(d) His left side was paralyzed.

5. 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 speaks in a mature, matter-of-fact manner about what he thinks will happen.
(d) He gets so upset, he is almost inconsolable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hospital is Fran rushed to, a few days after her check-up?

2. Which baby is born first?

3. Which of the babies is in worse health?

4. What happens to Patrick's line, as a result of his tampering?

5. What does Teresa want to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition does Patrick have?

2. What is the situation of the Poarch family at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What is Teresa's family situation?

4. What are Jake and Taylor's conditions when they are born?

5. What are Patrick's two worlds, described in Chapter 7?

6. Who is Virginia Lennox?

7. Why is Fran rushed to Hermann?

8. Why did Armando leave Fort Worth to go to Madisonville?

9. What is the Institutional Ethics Committee?

10. How does Patrick feel about the hospital and its staff, compared to his home and family?

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