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

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

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

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

5. Harold Bliss was the first documented case of death by what means?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the development of HIV and AIDS knowledge in the medical community in Chapter 8?

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

5. How is the progression of AIDS described in Chapter 9?

6. How is the etymology of cancer related to its progression as a disease?

7. What conclusions did John Seidman reach regarding death and the dying?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the mythology of dying. What authors, mythologies and religions does the author cite in his discussion of rituals and customs surrounding death? How has death been perceived by different cultures? Are any of these customs and beliefs considered more attainable than others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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