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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Ishmael Garcia discovered to have contracted meningitis and several bacterial infections, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1995.

2. When was Lewis Thomas born?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1913.

3. When was The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby published?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1918.

4. What is a common refrain of doctors and nurses in the treatment of the terminally ill, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) “Treat the family and the patient.”
(b) “Because I didn't want to take away his only hope.”
(c) “Treat the patient. Not the disease.”
(d) “Because I believed he would live.”

5. What word from Chapter 10 refers to any abnormal new growth of tissue, or tumor?
(a) Aphasia.
(b) Pandemic.
(c) Embolus.
(d) Neoplasm.

6. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) "Accidents, Suicide, and Euthanasia."
(b) “Lessons Learned.”
(c) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(d) "The Malevolence of Cancer."

7. What refers to a disease outbreak, which presents over a large area and is actively spreading?
(a) Atria.
(b) Embolus.
(c) Trauma.
(d) Pandemic.

8. What does PCOD stand for in the text?
(a) Primary cause of death.
(b) Primary cause of distress.
(c) Primary cause of dementia.
(d) Primary cause of disease.

9. Incidents of tuberculosis in AIDS patients are said to be how many times greater than non-AIDS related cases?
(a) 360.
(b) 140.
(c) 500.
(d) 30.

10. It is suggested that Ishmael Garcia contracted HIV by what means?
(a) During a surgical procedure.
(b) Sexual intercourse.
(c) Cutting himself on the subway.
(d) Drug use.

11. In what year did Harold Bliss die?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1941.

12. The author states in the Epilogue, “For those who die and those who love them, a realistic expectation is the surest path to” what?
(a) “Tranquility.”
(b) “Healing.”
(c) “Resolution.”
(d) “Normality.”

13. Who wrote The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) William Caxton.
(b) Charles Kingsley.
(c) Dr. Kennith Ring.
(d) James Cowles Prichard.

14. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, children under what age may not be employed?
(a) 16.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

15. How much did Robert DeMatteis weigh, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) 150 lbs.
(b) 320 lbs.
(c) 185 lbs.
(d) 245 lbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The average virus is what fraction of the size of the average bacterium?

2. What does Dr. Nuland say influenced the medical decisions he made in his brother's care in Chapter 11?

3. The author writes in the Epilogue, “A family grasps at a straw that comes in the form of” what?

4. According to the author in Chapter 8, what percentage of the National Institutes of Health approximately $9 billion budget goes to the study of HIV?

5. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?

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