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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first stage of the grieving process?
(a) Hope.
(b) Anger.
(c) Denial.
(d) Acceptance.

2. For what did the dentist have hope?
(a) A chance to write his story.
(b) A cure.
(c) A reconciliation with his siblings.
(d) To die with his family close by.

3. About what was Mr. J. angry?
(a) Living a good life and being rewarded with a terminal illness.
(b) The slow process of his death.
(c) The lack of a cure for his illness.
(d) His family's lack of support.

4. Why is the mother of the very small girl in chapter X so nervous about revealing to her daughter the true nature of her illness?
(a) She does not want the small girl to be afraid to let her die.
(b) She does not want the small girl to lose hope.
(c) She does not want the small girl to feel that she was lied to later on.
(d) She does not want to give the small girl unfounded hope.

5. What is not necessary to do when a patient is unable to accept reality?
(a) Talking about the terminal nature of his or her disease.
(b) Moving on with the necessary items.
(c) Letting him or her remain in denial.
(d) Working to prolong his or her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what was Mrs. S. suffering?

2. What is usually the best way to help angry patients push past their feelings of anger?

3. Why did some patients ask Kubler-Ross and her team for a second interview?

4. What kind of terminal patient gets less attention and visits, even from the hospital staff?

5. What does the courageous female patient teach Kubler-Ross?

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