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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. How does Sharon react to discussing Taylor's treatment?

2. What do Fran and Carey want to do with Taylor at the end of Chapter 6?

3. Why does Sharon Crandell act the way she does with her patients and their families?

4. What happens to Patrick's line, as a result of his tampering?

5. What started the fight between Armando and the man in Madisonville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Armando's condition, at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

8. What does Patrick admit to doing in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ethics Committee is comprised of people from a variety of backgrounds, some non-medical. Do you think this is a good thing, or a bad thing? Should the Ethics Committee be composed entirely of medically-trained individuals, since they are making medical decisions? Or do the individuals with non-medical backgrounds contribute something just as important to the Ethics Committee's decision-making process? 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 Hermann Hospital to the other major hospitals in Houston, Ben Taub and Methodist. How does Hermann fit in with the other two? What sort of experience do Hermann's patients get in comparison to the other hospitals' patients? Why? Should Hermann strive to become more like one of the other hospitals? If so, which one? If not, why? Why does Belkin compare Hermann to these other hospitals? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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