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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. Where is the first place Yakov takes a finally well Aleksei in Chapter 14?

2. What questions does Katzka ask Abby in Chapter 11?

3. With whom does Abby get into a confrontation over a patient's care in Chapter 11?

4. What does the injection of succinylcholine say about Aaron Levi's death?

5. What important question does Mark ask Abby in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeremiah Parr decide to do with the information given him by Abby in Chapter 12 regarding Nina Voss' heart transplant?

2. What complaints does Elaine's mother-in-law make about her method of grieving in Chapter 11?

3. Who are the passengers in the aft cabin as discussed in Chapter 14?

4. Of whom does Yakov dream in Chapter 14? What does she look like?

5. Who is the woman praying at Mary Allen's bedside in Chapter 11? What does she want Abby to do for Mary Allen?

6. Why does Helen Lewis from NEOB call Abby? What does she tell Abby?

7. Where does Yakov see Nadiya take Aleksei in Chapter 19? Where does Yakov think Aleksei is going?

8. Why is Abby's locker searched in Chapter 13? What is found?

9. Why does Abby call Katzka to her house in Chapter 20? Who calls while he is there?

10. How does Mark react when Abby asks him about the deaths of Kunstler and Hennessy? Why?

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 overall lesson and/or controversy of this novel. This novel discusses some very important moral questions about modern medicine. Discuss what these moral questions are and how they are addressed in this novel. Cite examples or offer quotes from the novel to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Vivien Chao? How does the author describe her? What do you think this description says about the character? How does this description influence the reader's reaction to this character? Is the description accurate? Why does Vivien want to get Josh O'Day a heart? What, in Vivien's opinion, is stopping Josh from getting his heart? Is this true? What does Vivien do to get Josh his heart? Has Vivien done anything wrong? Why is Vivien forced to resign over this? Is this fair?

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