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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 2 of the book?
(a) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(b) “The Life of a Virus and the Death of a Man.”
(c) “A Valentine—and How it Fails.”
(d) “Murder and Serenity.”

2. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Robert Nuland.
(b) Edmond Nuland.
(c) Roger Nuland.
(d) Harvey Nuland.

3. What refers to an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Metastasis.
(c) Cardiogenic shock.
(d) Trauma.

4. What refers to neurotransmitters that are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food, love and orgasm?
(a) Endorphins.
(b) Atria.
(c) Metabolomics.
(d) Ventricles.

5. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A thoracotomy.
(b) A menisectomy.
(c) A vasectomy.
(d) A lobotomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 10 refers to the transference of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces?

2. Robert DeMatteis’s determination to not lose what made him stand out in Dr. Nuland’s mind?

3. How old was Katie Mason when she died?

4. What is the protagonist’s profession in The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

5. The author asserts in the Epilogue, “Between the lines of this book lies an unspoken plea for the resurrection of” what?

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