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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. How much debt does Hermann have?
(a) $2 trillion.
(b) $6 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $4 million.

2. The courts revised the hospital founder's will to allow for what?
(a) A bigger percentage of pediatric patients.
(b) A different name for the hospital.
(c) Different financial arrangements.
(d) A different building site.

3. How did Claire get pregnant?
(a) Soon after stopping birth control.
(b) They had been trying to conceive, but without fertility drugs.
(c) After years of fertility treatment.
(d) Accidentally.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Howe does Hermann compare to Ben Taub and Methodist Hospital?

2. What was the founder's stipulation for the funding he left to build a hospital?

3. What is an enormous burden on the medical system?

4. Who is Lee Zacharias?

5. What is Margo Cox's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Oria Dismuke after Patrick's death?

2. Who was the founder of Hermann Hospital, and how did he make his fortune?

3. What are Hazel Mitchell's responsibilities at Hermann?

4. What happens when Norma tells Armando about his condition?

5. What happens to Armando when he arrives at his new facility?

6. Why wasn't Hermann Hospital built right away?

7. What is Armando's mental state at the beginning of Chapter 9?

8. What is the hospital's situation when the book was written in 1988?

9. What condition does Landon have, and why?

10. According to the author, what does the debate over medical ethics boil down to?

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