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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. Who is the surgeon at Mass Gen who will perform Josh O'Day's transplant?

2. How old is Josh O'Day?

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

4. Who confronts Abby in the MICU in Chapter 5?

5. Where does Nina Voss say some people believe the soul is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Abby try so hard to impress Dr. Wettig while presenting her patient?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail:

1) Abby and Mark

2) Abby and Kaftka

3) Abby and Yakov

4) Abby and Vivien.

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 decision of Vivien and Abby to take the heart meant for Nina Voss to save Josh O'Day's life. What do they do? For what reason? Who performs the surgery? What might have happened if they had not gotten Josh a heart that day? What eventually happens to Josh? What happens to Nina Voss? Who should have gotten the heart? Who has the right to decide who gets an organ? What type of system is there that deals with this sort of decision making? Why did it not work in this case?

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