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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 device helps Armando to talk?

2. How much is Armando's bill to date?

3. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?

4. Who is Hermann's chief pediatric surgeon?

5. Who suggests discussing the removal of Taylor's ventilator with the ethics committee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mary Coffey's relationship with Armando?

3. What is Hermann Hospital's financial situation?

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

5. What is the hospital's situation when the book was written in 1988?

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

7. What happened to Javier after he quit Hermann?

8. What is Armando's condition, as described in the Epilogue?

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

10. What happens to Claire and Kenny Sparks in Chapter 21?

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

Kenny Sparks was overwhelmed by the information he was given regarding his son, and two doctors were fighting over their opinions of what he should do. Should a doctor be allowed to give his or her personal opinion regarding what a patient's guardian should choose to do? Or should they simply give the patients' families medical information? In a case like Landon's, when the two doctors have such widely differing opinions, how should it be settled? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Claire Sparks blames herself for Landon's condition, because he was conceived as the result of years of fertility treatments. Are fertility treatments safe for mother and baby? Do you think that the fertility treatments had an adverse effect on Landon's health? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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