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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. What is a common refrain of doctors and nurses in the treatment of the terminally ill, according to the author in Chapter 11?

2. The author claims in the Epilogue, “I will not allow a specialist to decide” what?

3. What term does the author use in the Epilogue to refer to a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints and problems?

4. What refers to any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria?

5. What word from Chapter 8 refers to a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are viruses spread? What does the author use as an example in Chapter 9?

2. How would you characterize the language of How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter?

3. Why does the author use chimney sweeps as an example in Chapter 10?

4. What does the author caution the reader against in Chapter 12? Why?

5. How do accidents, suicide, and euthanasia differ from other causes of death, according to the author in Chapter 7?

6. What is stated regarding the statistics of suicide in Chapter 7?

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

8. How much money goes into the study of HIV, according to the author in Chapter 8? What have been the results of those studies?

9. What does the author relate regarding one’s quality of life in the Epilogue?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author’s case study of the woman with breast cancer presented in the Introduction. What are the fears that are illustrated in this example regarding death? What caused the woman the greatest concern about her mother’s passing? How did Dr. Nuland address these fears?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the major viruses affecting humankind as well as the discovery of the virus and its components. When was the first virus discovered? How? How do viruses replicate? What are common, nonlethal viruses? What are the most deadly viruses?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the case study of Irv Lipsiner in Chapter 1. Why does Lipsiner stand apart as an anomaly? What was his history with heart problems? How did he recover from cardiac collapse?

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