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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. Why is it difficult for Landon to leave the house?
(a) He cannot walk right.
(b) He gets made fun of.
(c) He needs a special van to transport him.
(d) He has bedsores.

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

3. Who is Dahlia?
(a) Armando's speech therapist.
(b) Armando's niece.
(c) Armando's occupational therapist.
(d) Armando's sister.

4. How often does Lin Weeks deal with death?
(a) As infrequently as she can.
(b) On a daily basis.
(c) More often than she'd like.
(d) She avoids it at all costs.

5. How is Ben Taub described?
(a) A small, well-funded private hospital, that deals with uninsured patients.
(b) A large, well-funded private hospital.
(c) A poorer, publicly-funded hospital that deals with uninsured patients.
(d) A very small, exclusive private hospital that caters only to those who can pay cash for their care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hazel want to avoid at the end of Chapter 11?

2. What happens to Armando when he leaves Bart's?

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

4. How does Armando respond when asked if he wants to be placed on a DNR?

5. What fact must the ethics committee face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Taylor's ventilator in Chapter 13?

2. What happened to Javier after he quit Hermann?

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

4. How is Patrick's condition changing in Chapter 12?

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

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

7. What condition does Landon have, and why?

8. Why did the courts revise Hermann's will after his death?

9. What is Armando's condition, as described in the Epilogue?

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

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