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

2. In which month does Chapter 11 end?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) October.

3. Who suggests discussing the removal of Taylor's ventilator with the ethics committee?
(a) David MacDougall.
(b) Sally Olsen.
(c) Sharon Crandell.
(d) Eugene Adcock.

4. Howe does Hermann compare to Ben Taub and Methodist Hospital?
(a) It is more like Ben Taub.
(b) It is nothing like either.
(c) It is somewhere in between the two.
(d) It is more like Methodist Hospital.

5. What is the situation of Hermann at the time the book was written?
(a) It is large and prestigious, but in debt and with a reputation marred by scandal.
(b) It is large and prestigious, having solved many of its financial problems and restored its reputation.
(c) It is small, nearly bankrupt, and losing patients rapidly.
(d) It is the largest hospital in the state, with the largest percentage of charity cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Teresa often see the Sparks?

2. How often does Lin Weeks deal with death?

3. The courts revised the hospital founder's will to allow for what?

4. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?

5. What disease does Landon have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Claire and Kenny Sparks in Chapter 21?

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

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

6. Who is Cindy Walker?

7. What happened to Javier after he quit Hermann?

8. What condition does Landon have, and why?

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

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

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