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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 doctor do Fran and Carey meet when they get to the hospital?

2. Why doesn't Patrick's doctor want to give him surgery?

3. What do Fran and Carey begin to worry about, as the weeks go on?

4. In what year did Teresa have her children?

5. What does the hospital do for Fran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Fran rushed to Hermann?

2. What are Jake and Taylor's conditions when they are born?

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

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

5. What is Teresa's family situation?

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

7. What is the situation of Armando's family?

8. What factors must the Ethics Committee consider in deciding how to treat Patrick?

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

10. How does Patrick feel about the hospital and its staff, compared to his home and family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the personality and actions of Patrick Dismuke. Why was he so close to the hospital staff? How did he endear himself to them? How did they handle his death? Did their emotional attachment to him affect the way they treated his condition? Why or why not? Why did he go to such lengths to return to Hermann? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the individuals on the Ethics Committee. What are their respective opinions about medical care, and life support? How do their opinions clash with one another, at times? Do you think that their level of comfort with one another is detrimental to their ability to work as a team to help patients? Why or why not? If they met more often, and not so sporadically, would they get along better? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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