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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Leonard Mapes?
(a) One of Abby's patients.
(b) The doctor who delivers the donor heart for Nina Voss.
(c) The ambulance driver who delivered the heart for Josh O'Day.
(d) The doctor performing Nina Voss' transplant.

2. Why does Joe Terrio initially refuse to sign the forms to allow his wife's organs to be harvested?
(a) He wants a second opinion.
(b) He wants her to die naturally.
(c) He believes she will recover.
(d) He does not want her organs donated.

3. Why is Abby afraid to go to work in the opening pages of Chapter 6?
(a) She is afraid one of her patients is dying.
(b) She is afraid of facing Dr. Wettig.
(c) She is afraid of facing Nina Voss.
(d) She is afraid she will be fired.

4. In Chapter 8, who does Abby see in her dreams?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

5. What topic does Abby suggest all doctors are afraid to discuss, as stated in Chapter 4?
(a) Death.
(b) Money.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Insurance.

6. What does Nina Voss overhear her husband saying to the doctors in Chapter 3?
(a) She needs a new heart at any cost.
(b) She needs to die faster.
(c) She is costing him too much money with her illness.
(d) She is too young to die.

7. Why does Mark's competition end the race early in Chapter 10?
(a) He got a call from his wife.
(b) He decided he could not win.
(c) He broke a line.
(d) He was called into the hospital.

8. How much does Gregor offer to Uncle Misha in order to buy the boys from him?
(a) Fifty thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Twenty thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred thousand dollars.

9. Where did Abby first meet Mr. Parr as discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) At a disposition for a law suit.
(b) A welcoming picnic for new house staff.
(c) A party in college.
(d) On a visit to her father's house.

10. What occupation does Yakov wish he was allowed to participate in?
(a) Sales.
(b) Pick pocketing.
(c) Fast Food.
(d) Stealing.

11. What is the main topic of conversation between the men at Dr. Archer's party in Chapter 3?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Golf.
(c) Money and investments.
(d) Sailboats.

12. In Chapter 7, how many times does the engineer tell Yakov he has been to America?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Once.

13. Who is first to jump to Abby's defense in Chapter 5 after she takes Karen Terrio to Mass Gen for transplant into Josh O'Day?
(a) Colin Wettig.
(b) Bill Archer.
(c) Vivien Chao.
(d) Mark Hodell.

14. Where does Nina Voss say some people believe the soul is?
(a) The heart.
(b) The stomach.
(c) The brain.
(d) The liver.

15. What emotional things does Yakov tell the captain of the ship he does not do in in Chapter 7?
(a) Cry and grow angry.
(b) Laugh or cry.
(c) Laugh or brood.
(d) Laugh or grow angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, from what port does the reader learn the freight ship is traveling?

2. What deformity does Yakov reveal he has?

3. How does Mark decide to treat the post-op fever in Chapter 9?

4. Where is Yakov from?

5. What illness impacts the boys in Nadiya's charge as they travel to America in Chapter 7?

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