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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spoke to the daughter in chapter IX about what her mother needed from her?
(a) Kubler-Ross and her team.
(b) Her father.
(c) The nurses.
(d) Her mother.

2. What has caused us to de-personalize the dying process?
(a) The distance we put between the dying and ourselves.
(b) The high number of machines that are used to prolong life.
(c) The taboo of speaking openly about religion.
(d) The strict visitation rules at hospitals.

3. What are terminal patients usually upset about when they reach the fourth stage of grief?
(a) Abandoning their family.
(b) The realization of loss.
(c) Being abandoned by God.
(d) Their unresolved issues.

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

5. What finally allows the nun to come to terms with her anger?
(a) Making peace with her family.
(b) Helping other terminal patients deal with their anger.
(c) Finally hearing the proper diagnosis of her illness.
(d) Getting the chance to express her feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a comfort to female terminal patients that is sometimes an aggravation to male patients?

2. What does hope do for terminal patients, according to Kubler-Ross?

3. What are the two different forms of depression?

4. How did Mrs. W. respond to what her husband arranged for her when she had reached the stage of acceptance?

5. What does Kubler-Ross observe about patients who get the chance to express themselves before death?

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