3. What does the author see some patients doing before she has a chance to invite them to her seminars?
(a) Trying to analyze each other's fears.
(b) Holding informal groups of their own.
(c) Wasting away in despair.
(d) Speaking together of topics unrelated to death.

4. How do children at age three view death?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Temporary.
(c) Permanent.
(d) Natural.

5. Who has become like a sister to Mrs. S. through all of her trials?
(a) Her nurse.
(b) Her son's teacher.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Her mother-in-law.

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

7. How old was Mrs. S. when she was interviewed?
(a) 49.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 55.

8. What does Kubler-Ross say a therapist will see while witnessing the passing of many terminal patients?
(a) The lack of fear that can accompany death.
(b) The quiet strength of the human soul.
(c) The awful loneliness that is left when a person dies.
(d) The uniqueness of each person's life.

9. What do some men do when their wives fall ill to a terminal illness?
(a) Find a reason to be unfaithful.
(b) Quit their jobs, and cling to their wives.
(c) Try desperately to find a second opinion and a possible cure.
(d) Revert to children.

10. What is sometimes the only thing that will allow a family member to let go of his or her terminally-ill loved ones?
(a) A long talk.
(b) Their death.
(c) A tribute of love.
(d) A hypnotic state.

11. Who does Kubler-Ross suggest should be present when a terminal patient passes on?
(a) The doctor.
(b) A family member.
(c) A therapist.
(d) No one.

12. Why did some of the nurses avoid tending to patients who were terminally ill?
(a) They were afraid of getting sick.
(b) They felt their time was wasted on people who were dying.
(c) They did not want a patient to die while they were in the room.
(d) They did not like to be dragged down by depressed patients.

13. 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 feel that she was lied to later on.
(c) She does not want to give the small girl unfounded hope.
(d) She does not want the small girl to lose hope.

14. How do children at age five view death?
(a) Something that makes people invisible.
(b) A place that is dark and scary.
(c) A person who takes people away.
(d) A trip from which people never come back.

15. How does the courageous female patient view service?
(a) An escape from her own problems.
(b) An antidote to depression.
(c) A useful form of denial.
(d) A way to ensure her place in heaven.