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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 immediately noticeable about Landon when he is born?

2. What initially happened to the money that the founder left behind for the construction of the hospital?

3. What happens to Armando when he leaves Bart's?

4. How did the hospital's founder get rich?

5. What was the founder's stipulation for the funding he left to build a hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Armando when he arrives at his new facility?

2. What condition does Landon have, and why?

3. What happens with Taylor's ventilator in Chapter 13?

4. Who is Cindy Walker?

5. What does Mary try to do for Armando in Chapter 18?

6. What happens to Oria Dismuke after Patrick's death?

7. What does Dr. Butler tell Kenny, in Chapter 23, regarding Landon's condition and treatment?

8. What is the Committee's decision regarding Taylor, in Chapter 16?

9. How does Hermann fit in with the other two hospitals in Houston?

10. What are the other two hospitals in Houston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Sparks, and the Poarches. What are the similarities in the way they handled their childrens' illnesses? What are the differences? Do you think either couple handled the decisions they had to make better than the other? If so, who? How did they handle life after Hermann? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The board of trustees at Hermann Hospital was embroiled in scandals, during the early days of the hospital. How did this affect the hospital's function? How did it affect patients' opinions of the hospital? If you were a patient, would you want to choose another hospital over Hermann, because of its reputation? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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