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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Fran and Carey dislike Sharon Crandell?

2. Who is Sally Olsen?

3. What happened to Armando the night he left for Madisonville?

4. What does Sally claim to be able to do?

5. What does the hospital do for Fran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Armando leave Fort Worth to go to Madisonville?

2. Why do Fran and Carey want to take Taylor off of the ventilator?

3. What is the situation of the Poarch family at the end of Chapter 2?

4. What happens to Fran at the end of May?

5. What condition does Patrick have?

6. What is Fran's treatment when she first arrives at Hermann?

7. How is Taylor's appearance described at the beginning of Chapter 6?

8. What is the purpose of the Ethics Committee?

9. What question is the Committee facing in Chapter 1?

10. Who is attending the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the hospital staff develop personal relationships with their patients. Do these personal relationships affect the way the staff treats their patients? Why or why not? Do you think that doctors are really able to set aside their personal feelings, and avoid favoritism among their patients? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Think about the debate over the purpose of medical care. What are the different views presented in the book? Which one do you agree with? Why? At what point does medical care change from improving the quality of a person's life, to simply sustaining that life? Is it selfish to keep someone alive when they have no hope of recovery? Or is it "playing God" to let someone die? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The Ethics Committee has strict rules regarding when it is appropriate to withdraw a patient's life support. Do you agree with the rules and standards they have? Why or why not? Do you believe it is ever appropriate to withdraw life support from a patient? Why or why not? If you were the family of one of the patients at Hermann, what would you have done, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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