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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 Victor Voss go to Jeremiah Parr in Chapter 6 and insist that Abby be fired?

2. 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?

3. How old is Josh O'Day?

4. What is the main topic of conversation between the men at Dr. Archer's party in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Aleksei go back into Uncle Misha's flat after Nadiya leads the boys outside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the transplant team invite Abby to join them on a heart transplant in chapter 6? What is the reason Abby might have refused?

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

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

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

6. What is Yakov's biggest fear as he travels to America?

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

8. How does Nina Voss feel about her impending death? How does this compare to the feelings of her husband?

9. What does Abby say about the morphine she orders for Mary Allen in Chapter 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss selling organs for money. Why would someone buy an organ? Is it morally right to pay for an organ? What happens to people who cannot pay for an organ? Where did the Russians get the organs they were selling? Is what they were doing right? What arguments can be made for the harvesting of organs from living donors? What argument can be made against the harvesting of organs from living donors? Which side does the author of this book come down on? What is your opinion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in detail citing examples from the book where relevant:

1) Point of View

2) Writing Style

3) Language

4) Character.

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