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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 calls Abby out of surgery in Chapter 13?

2. Where does Abby realize she has seen Bernard Katzka before?

3. Why does Judith slash a sleeve of her blouse in Chapter 11?

4. What is Shu-Shu?

5. Who does Vivien tell Abby was killed by carbon monoxide in his house along with his wife and baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Yakov at the end of Chapter 19? What does this suggest about his chances of survival?

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

3. How does Abby gain access to medical records of heart transplant patients in Chapter 17? For what reason?

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

5. What story does Abby tell Katzka and Lundquist in Chapter 18? Do they believe her?

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

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

8. Why does Abby suspect that Mark is in on the sale of human organs? What danger does Vivien suggest this poses for Abby?

9. What really happens behind the blue door in Chapter 19?

10. Why does Abby begin to think she is being followed by a van in Chapter 15? What does she do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the actions of Tarasoff in this novel. Why does Abby turn to Ivan Tarasoff when she escapes Bayside? What does Tarasoff tell Abby to make her feel safe in his care? What does Tarasoff do to Abby? How does Tarasoff explain his actions? What is Tarasoff's motivation? Why did the author hide Tarasoff's part in the organ selling business? What about Tarasoff should have tipped the reader off to his actions? Did it? What will happen to Tarasoff in the end?

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

Abby is accused of medical malpractice several times in this novel. What is malpractice? What is someone claiming Abby did wrong? Why does Mary Allen's niece not want her aunt to get morphine? What is Abby overheard saying about administering morphine to Mary Allen? Why does Abby become angry and abusive toward the niece when she objects to the administration of morphine? Did Abby want to kill Mary Allen? What benefit would Abby get from killing Mary Allen? Why is Abby accused of this murder? What evidence is there? What is the end result of this evidence?

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