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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 does Javier do after leaving Hermann?
(a) He starts his own practice.
(b) He becomes the chairman of the ethics committee at another hospital.
(c) He begins working for the insurance company.
(d) He heads up a pediatric service at a small hospital.

2. In what year did the hospital finally open?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1956.

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

4. 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 goes back to school to get her medical license.
(d) She runs a pediatric clinic at a small hospital.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Armando's social worker?

2. What gives Fran and Carey solace, regarding their decision about Taylor?

3. What device helps Armando to talk?

4. How is Ben Taub described?

5. What decision is made regarding Patrick at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Committee decide to send Armando in Chapter 18?

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

3. What is the Committee's decision regarding Taylor, in Chapter 16?

4. How does Armando behave with his nurses at Hermann?

5. How does Hermann fit in with the other two hospitals in Houston?

6. What is Hermann Hospital's financial situation?

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

8. What happened to Javier after he quit Hermann?

9. What does Dr. Butler tell Kenny, in Chapter 23, regarding Landon's condition and treatment?

10. What are the guidelines the Committee must follow regarding withdrawing life support, as set forth by Randy in Chapter 25?

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