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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What refers to a DNA molecule that is separate from and can replicate independently of the chromosomal DNA?
(a) Hemoglobin.
(b) Plasmid.
(c) Atria.
(d) Embolus.

4. Who is the protagonist of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby?
(a) Jack.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mark.
(d) Rob.

5. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a lack of effectiveness or success?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Mimicry.
(c) Morality.
(d) Futility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen?

2. How old was Robert DeMatteis, as described in Chapter 11?

3. What is the title of Chapter 12?

4. What word from the Epilogue means caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition?

5. When was Percival Pott born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are most often the immediate causes of death in cancer patients, according to the author in Chapter 10?

2. What does the author assert regarding assisted suicide for the elderly in Chapter 7?

3. What case study does the author cite in discussing AIDS and HIV in the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. What did Dr. Nuland conclude of his decisions regarding his brother’s care in Chapter 11?

5. What is the central message in Chapter 12? How is hope related to this message?

6. What made Robert DeMatteis memorable to Dr. Nuland as a patient?

7. Why is understanding the finite quality of life important, according to Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland?

8. According to the author in Chapter 11, what is most often the influencing factor in treating the terminally ill?

9. What problems and diseases are associated with those infected with AIDS, according to the author in Chapter 9?

10. What does Dr. Nuland suggest regarding the works of William Osler and Lewis Thomas in Chapter 7?

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