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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 much does Gregor offer to Uncle Misha in order to buy the boys from him?

2. How many doctors are named in the lawsuit regarding the death of Karen Terrio as discussed in Chapter 6?

3. Who is Jeremiah Parr?

4. Where is Yakov from?

5. Who convinces Joe Terrio at the end of Chapter 5 that mistakes were done in his wife's care at Bayside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attempts to stop the delivery of Karen Terrio's heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Abby visit Nina Voss in Chapter 8? How does Nina Voss react to this visit?

3. What makes Yakov think the men on board his freighter ship are doing something illegal?

4. Why does Abby call Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Vermont about Nina Voss' donor in Chapter 8?

5. Why is there such an abrupt end to Mark and Abby's sailing trip in Chapter 10?

6. What goes wrong when Dr. Chao begins plans to transplant Karen Terrio's heart into Josh O'Day?

7. Why is Mary Allen in the SICU? What is her prognosis?

8. What does Yakov do for a living before being taken to America by Nadiya and Gregor? For what reason?

9. What does Vivien do in response to Abby's question in Chapter 10 was it all worth it?

10. Who is chosen to take the heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abby is taken into Bayside after an accident and she becomes convinced that she could be murdered. Discus this. Who might murder Abby? For what reason? Who does Abby fear? For what reason? What lab tests tell the police that Abby was drunk at the time of the crash? Was she? How could this lab test be manipulated? In how much danger is a patient really in the hospital? Are all patients in danger in a hospital? Is it possible for a doctor to make a mistake that could wrongly injure a patient? What happens in these situations?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the novel in detail, including discussion about each of the following:

1) Bayside Hospital

2) Massachusetts General Hospital

3) Boston

4) The freight ship.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the overall lesson and/or controversy of this novel. This novel discusses some very important moral questions about modern medicine. Discuss what these moral questions are and how they are addressed in this novel. Cite examples or offer quotes from the novel to support your conclusions.

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