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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 decision is made regarding Patrick at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) They will continue to try to find new IV feeds, instead of resorting to surgery.
(b) They will withdraw his life support, and send him home.
(c) They will give him surgery, and put him on a DNR.
(d) They will try to get him to eat normally, and see how he does.

2. What fact must the ethics committee face?
(a) They cannot afford to give everyone the care they need.
(b) The hospital is going to go bankrupt.
(c) The hospital must go from privately-funded to publicly-funded.
(d) They must cut the jobs of approximately 100 staff.

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

4. Why does Dr. Butler suggest to Kenny that they may "let nature take its course" with Landon?
(a) They aren't entirely sure what is wrong with him, and the testing may kill him before the disease would.
(b) His treatment is incredibly expensive, and Kenny and Claire can't afford it.
(c) He may have severe mental and physical handicaps later in life.
(d) The surgery will make him extremely uncomfortable, and isn't guaranteed to save him.

5. What do Lin, Randy and Cindy discuss at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) What to tell Armando's family.
(b) Whether to take Armando off of life support.
(c) Where to send Armando.
(d) Whether to tell Armando about his condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Taylor's body is continuing to weaken in Chapter 13?

2. When are Armando's negative emotions at their peak?

3. How did Claire get pregnant?

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

5. What does Lin Weeks feel that the purpose of medical care is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hermann Hospital's financial situation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to the Sparks family, in the four years following the events in the book?

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

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