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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 do the doctors have to do to Taylor and Jake?

2. What ethical issue does the Committee debate focus on?

3. How do Fran and Carey feel about Taylor's new doctor?

4. How does Patrick feel about his condition?

5. What system in Patrick's body is affected by his disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Teresa's family situation?

3. How do the Poarches feel about the doctor they receive when they first arrive at Hermann?

4. What condition does Patrick have?

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

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

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

8. How does Javier feel about Patrick?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Ethics Committee at Hermann is a very important part of the hospital's function. Why is their job so important? What would happen to the functioning of the hospital, if the Ethics Committee did not exist? What would the doctors have to do differently? How does the Ethics Committee help to comfort patients' families when they have to make difficult decisions? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Belkin states that the book is about "making choices, and living with them." How well do you think the book conveys this message? Why? Is there anything that Belkin could have done differently to convey the message better? If so, what? Who has to live with the decisions that are made in the book? 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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