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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are the two characteristics that Kubler-Ross notes of a peaceful passing?
(a) Quiet and calm.
(b) Neither frightening nor painful.
(c) Unresistant and sweet.
(d) Joyful and peaceful.

4. Why was the one doctor so hostile towards Kubler-Ross and her seminars?
(a) He had a bad experience with one of her colleagues.
(b) He felt she was undermining his treatment decisions.
(c) He thought she cared only about the proceeds from her book.
(d) He equated her help with assisted suicide.

5. What is the name of the man in chapter IX who was unable to let his wife die and was keeping her from reaching the stage of acceptance?
(a) Mr. R.
(b) Mr. O.
(c) Mr. P.
(d) Mr. M.

6. Of what does chapter X primarily consist?
(a) Deeper explanations of the five stages of grief.
(b) Interviews with patients.
(c) Coping strategies for terminally ill patients.
(d) Instructions for comforting family members of terminal patients.

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

8. What caused the patient in the last chapter to change his behavior?
(a) He went to one of Kubler-Ross's seminars.
(b) He was yelled at by a nurse.
(c) He had a heartfelt conversation with his wife.
(d) He came to understand the reason behind his behavior.

9. Why is the mother of the very small girl unhappy with the doctors who are treating her?
(a) They are not giving her updates on her condition.
(b) They seem to be too hopeful about a disease with a high mortality rate.
(c) They are very condescending.
(d) They are not very attentive to her or her daughter.

10. What was an UNEXPECTED benefit of Kubler-Ross' seminars for the patients who attended?
(a) They faced their mortality.
(b) They realized their petty fears.
(c) They had a reason to get out of bed.
(d) They heard the words of their family members.

11. What is the one complaint that the young girl's mother has?
(a) She could not take her daughter home to die.
(b) The hospital staff was inattentive.
(c) The price of care was exorbitant.
(d) Her daughter is so young.

12. What is the patient in the last chapter suffering from the most?
(a) A loss of courage.
(b) A loss of control.
(c) A loss of identity.
(d) A loss of wealth.

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

14. Why was the patient in the last chapter so angry with his wife?
(a) She was too eager to let him go.
(b) She was unsupportive of him in his sickness.
(c) She was keeping their children from visiting.
(d) She had died and left him.

15. What did her experience with Mr. Y. teach Kubler-Ross?
(a) There are some people who will never let go of a loved one who is dying.
(b) There should be a support system for family members of terminal patients.
(c) Hospitals should not have such strict regulations on visiting hours.
(d) Love can heal many physical wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author Cicely Saunders say about terminally ill patients?

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

3. What does Kubler-Ross say the immediate family of terminal patients experience with their dying loved one?

4. How does the young girl in chapter X view death?

5. From where had Mr. Y come?

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