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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What comforted the woman who was afraid in chapter IX?
(a) A picture album made by her family.
(b) A priest who held a confessional with her.
(c) Cremation.
(d) A good lengthy talk about heaven.

3. For what does Kubler-Ross say we should never judge families?
(a) Their love for the patients.
(b) Their anger towards the staff.
(c) Their ignorance of the disease.
(d) Their seemingly unorthodox behaviors.

4. What is the name of the terminally ill patient in the last chapter?
(a) Mr. S.
(b) Mr. R.
(c) Mr. E.
(d) Mr. F.

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

6. What does the courageous female patient equate with death?
(a) Losing hope.
(b) Complaining.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Lying.

7. Who takes the quiet state of terminal patients the hardest?
(a) Those faced with the separation.
(b) The patient.
(c) The spouse and immediate family of the patient.
(d) The medical staff.

8. What did most of the students of Kubler-Ross's seminars have in common?
(a) They had past experiences with terminal illnesses.
(b) They all believed in the healing power of religion.
(c) They had been treated poorly by doctors who did not respect their beliefs.
(d) They were incredibly skeptical at the beginning of the seminar.

9. What helped Mrs. S. tremendously with her situation?
(a) Finding good homes for her sons.
(b) Making amends with her ex-husband.
(c) Discussing her illness.
(d) Talking about her past.

10. What does the courageous female patient teach Kubler-Ross?
(a) That denial can be useful and healthy.
(b) That service is an antidote to depression.
(c) That every person has an individual approach to acceptance.
(d) That the depression stage can be skipped altogether.

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

12. 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. O.
(b) Mr. M.
(c) Mr. R.
(d) Mr. P.

13. How does the courageous female patient keep her mind off of her impending death?
(a) She thinks about and serves others.
(b) She writes stories for young terminally ill children.
(c) She reads books.
(d) She studies possible cures for her disease.

14. Of what is a quiet state of a terminal patient an indication?
(a) Death is very near.
(b) He or she is paralyzed with fear.
(c) Acceptance of mortality.
(d) He or she is withdrawing into himself or herself and needs to be prodded to action.

15. What did Cicely Saunders do before she became an author?
(a) She was a doctor.
(b) She was a nurse.
(c) She was a lawyer.
(d) She was a therapist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kubler-Ross want the patients to lose their fear of saying?

2. For whom does Mrs. S. live her life?

3. How does Kubler-Ross try to establish a foundation of trust with the patients with whom she works?

4. What does the author see some patients doing before she has a chance to invite them to her seminars?

5. How is the courageous female patient using her denial stage, according to Kubler-Ross?

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