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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross say is more important than fluids and pain medication for one who is dying?
(a) A silent partner to see him or her through.
(b) Patience, friendship, and support.
(c) Faith and hope for a cure.
(d) Handling of legal logistics.

2. How old is the girl whose parents informed her of her disease instead of the doctor?
(a) 13.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

3. How do the young girl's siblings treat her?
(a) With fear and love.
(b) With sensitivity and concern.
(c) With distance and distaste.
(d) The same as they always have.

4. What did Mr. J. end up teaching Kubler-Ross?
(a) Not all terminal patients will follow the same path to acceptance.
(b) Acceptance will manifest itself in many different ways for different patients.
(c) The sessions with terminal patients should not be viewed as teaching sessions.
(d) Anonymous interviews are sometimes exactly what certain people need.

5. What does Kubler-Ross say that we are really denying when we refuse to accept a terminal illness in someone we love?
(a) The hope of an after-life.
(b) That the bonds of love will last.
(c) Our fear and longing.
(d) Our own mortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sustains the young girl in chapter X through her illness?

2. What is the major discrepancy that exists in almost every case of terminal illness?

3. What does Kubler-Ross say usually helps a great deal in the depression stage of grief?

4. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?

5. What do most terminal patients promise to do while in the third stage of grief?

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