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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. Why does Joe Terrio initially refuse to sign the forms to allow his wife's organs to be harvested?

2. Where does Yakov often play chess as described in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 8, who does Abby see in her dreams?

4. How old is Josh O'Day?

5. How does Abby feel about riding on Mark's sailboat in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What doctor becomes interested in Karen Terrio's organs? For what reason?

2. What does Victor Voss do when he finds Abby in his wife's room in Chapter 9? What does Mark suggest Abby do about it?

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

4. To what inner sanctum does Dr. Bill Archer invite Abby? For what reason?

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

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

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

8. Why is Abby called to Jeremiah Parr's office in Chapter 6? What does this mean for Abby's career?

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

10. What does Gregor do to Uncle Misha after the boys leave the apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Aaron Levi? How does Abby come to know him? How does the reader meet him? What kind of person is Aaron? Why is Aaron unhappy when he learns that Abby will be treating Nina Voss' post-op fever? Why does Aaron not show up at the hospital as his wife thought he would? What happens when everyone learns Aaron has died? What is the funeral like? What odd thing happens at the wake that causes Abby some concern? Where does Elaine Levi go later that causes Abby and a cop to wonder about Aaron's death? How did Aaron die? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the team values of the transplant team at Bayside. What does the transplant team expect of their team members? What do they tell Abby about their expectations where she is concerned? Is there anything unusual about these expectations? How do these expectations become more sinister as the plot continues to develop? What do these expectations have to do with Aaron Levi's death? With the money his wife found in a secret bank account? With his wife's disappearance? With the deaths of two other doctors?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Bernard Kaftka? What tragedy took place in his past? How did Kaftka react to that tragedy? What does Kaftka do for a living? How does he meet Abby? How do Abby and Kaftka find themselves thrown together? How does Kaftka nearly die in Abby's company? How does Kaftka rescue Abby in the end? What are Kaftka's feelings for Abby? Why does Kaftka not believe Abby when she insists she was not driving drunk the night of her accident? Does Kaftka come to believe her later? Why?

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