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Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 own mortality.
(d) Our fear and longing.

2. To whom was the patient in chapter VI not communicating his true feelings?
(a) The hospital staff.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) Kubler-Ross and her team.

3. The author says, "We should speak as openly about death as we do about... " what?
(a) Our emotions in other areas.
(b) The beauties of nature.
(c) What we did at work that day.
(d) The expectation of a new baby.

4. What is the fifth stage of grief?
(a) Bargaining.
(b) Depression.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Anger.

5. What are doctors primarily trained to do for terminal patients?
(a) Relieve suffering.
(b) Prolong life.
(c) Ease the passing.
(d) Provide moral and spiritual support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bolsters the young girl's family and allows them to be positive?

2. What would Kubler-Ross like to see technology used for in the case of terminally ill patients?

3. How do the young girl's siblings treat her?

4. What has taken away a great deal of comfort for those struggling with a terminal illness, according to Kubler-Ross?

5. Why was the medical's staff description of the patient in chapter VI so surprising to Kubler-Ross and her team?

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