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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. In Chapter 7, from what port does the reader learn the freight ship is traveling?
2. What is MICU?
3. What what caused the death of the family member Abby sees in her dreams in Chapter 8?
4. With whom does Vivien Chao argue Josh O'Day's need for the heart intended for Nina Voss?
5. Where is Yakov from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mark tell Abby about the harvest at Wilcox Memorial Hospital that causes her to feel assured that the harvest took place there despite her earlier phone call? Who did the harvest?
2. What does Gregor do to Uncle Misha after the boys leave the apartment?
3. 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?
4. How does Nina Voss feel about her impending death? How does this compare to the feelings of her husband?
5. 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?
6. Why is Mary Allen in the SICU? What is her prognosis?
7. To what inner sanctum does Dr. Bill Archer invite Abby? For what reason?
8. Why is there such an abrupt end to Mark and Abby's sailing trip in Chapter 10?
9. Who is chosen to take the heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 4?
10. Why is Abby called to Jeremiah Parr's office in Chapter 6? What does this mean for Abby's career?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following themes in detail:
1) Morality
2) Family
3) Fatal Illnesses
4) Medical Malpractice.
Essay Topic 2
Nina Voss believes her husband loves her too much? What does that mean? Is it possible to love someone too much? How is Victor Voss making Nina unhappy as she heals from her first transplant surgery? How does Nina feel about this? How does Nina react when she learns her husband might have paid for her new heart? How does Nina feel about her marriage at the end of the novel? How does Nina feel about her impending death? What does this say about Nina's character? How does Nina's character and convictions compare to Victor's?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Mark Hodell? How does Abby come to live with Mark? What is their relationship like? How does Abby feel about Mark in the beginning of the novel? How does their relationship change? For what reason? Why does Mark turn on Abby? What did Abby do to hurt Mark? Why is Mark working with the wrong people? What do they have on Mark that forces him to work with them? Is Mark happy with this criminal career? How does the reader know how Mark feels about his situation? What happens to Mark in the end? Is this something Mark deserved? Explain.
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