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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. What oil painting in Dr. Archer's inner sanctum does Abby find herself studying in Chapter 3?

2. Why is Abby afraid to go to work in the opening pages of Chapter 6?

3. What one requirement is Abby told the transplant team is looking for in a new recruit?

4. Which doctor does Abby speak to over the phone regarding the patient with post-op fever in Chapter 8?

5. What does Vivien tell Abby when she suggests she take some of the blame for the Josh O'Day drama?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Chao decide to do to make sure that Josh O'Day receives a heart?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What causes the accident that leads to Karen Terrio's brain injury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Yakov? What is his life like before he is bought by Nadiya and Gregor? Why is Yakov difficult to control? What does Yakov want out of life? Is it possible he will ever find it? What does Yakov dream of while on board the freighter? How does the engine room technician ruin this dream? What does Yakov think of Abby? Who does he think she is? Why does he fight to save her life? Does he succeed? Why does Yakov refuse to leave Abby's side? What does the reader think will be in the future for Yakov and Abby?

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

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?

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