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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the mother of the very small girl say she is treated poorly?
(a) During x-rays.
(b) When she needs pain medication.
(c) When her daughter visits.
(d) When she cannot sleep at night.

2. What was one woman in chapter IX afraid of before she died?
(a) Her family would forget her.
(b) Her unrepented sins.
(c) Hell.
(d) Worms.

3. Who finally recognized and diagnosed the nun's disease?
(a) She did, after reading about it.
(b) Another nurse in the hospital she at which she worked.
(c) A patient with the same disease.
(d) Her psychiatrist.

4. What is the name of the terminal patient interviewed in chapter VI?
(a) Mr. H.
(b) Mrs. H.
(c) Mr. D.
(d) Dr. D.

5. How long was Mr. Y. allowed to see his wife every day?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Fifty minutes.
(d) Five minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cicely Saunders do before she became an author?

2. With what concept is a patient in denial usually really trying to deal?

3. Why should we never give up on terminal patients?

4. What helped Mrs. S. tremendously with her situation?

5. Of what is non-communication from the family an indication?

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