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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. What is the main focus of the Ethics Committee?

2. How does Armando's family feel about his condition?

3. What does Patrick sometimes do to his IV line?

4. How do the members of the ethics committee feel about one another?

5. What do the doctors have to do to Taylor and Jake?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, what does the Ethics Committee decide regarding Patrick?

2. Why is Fran rushed to Hermann?

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

4. What is Oria Dismuke's relationship with Patrick?

5. What happened on the night that Armando was shot?

6. What is the treatment for Patrick's condition?

7. What are Patrick's two worlds, described in Chapter 7?

8. What is the Institutional Ethics Committee?

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

10. What is the composition of the Ethics Committee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The founder of Hermann Hospital stipulated that he wanted a large portion of the hospital's funding to be dedicated to charity care. Why was the amount of charity care decreased over time? How do you think Hermann's family felt about these changes? Do you think Hermann would have agreed with the decision to decrease charity care, in order to keep the hospital up and running? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes, as in Taylor's case, the life support that keeps a patient alive also damages their health. What do you think should be done in such a case? At what point do the risks of the treatment outweigh the benefits? How can this be decided? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the actions and personalities of Patrick and Armando. What is different about their relationships with the hospital staff, and why? What are the similarities and differences in their home situations? What do you think would have happened if they had met? Why do they have such different attitudes about their respective illnesses? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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