2. What is "the silence that goes beyond words"?
(a) The stillness of a heart no longer beating.
(b) The last flickering of the flame of life.
(c) A peaceful transition from life.
(d) The sound of eyes closing for the last time.

3. What does Kubler Ross say every terminal patient has, no matter how close to acceptance they may be?
(a) A feeling of peace.
(b) A will to die.
(c) Unfinished business.
(d) A belief in heaven.

4. What do the family of terminally ill patients need to do after the funeral is over and the friends have all left?
(a) Move on as fast as possible.
(b) Talk about their feelings.
(c) Write about their experience.
(d) Get some rest.

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

6. 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 lose hope.
(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 be afraid to let her die.

7. How long was Mr. Y. allowed to see his wife every day?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Fifty minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Not at all.

8. How do the young girl's siblings treat her?
(a) The same as they always have.
(b) With distance and distaste.
(c) With fear and love.
(d) With sensitivity and concern.

9. What has happened with the young girl's relationships since falling ill?
(a) They have grown closer.
(b) They can now feel each other's pain.
(c) They have become tense and uncomfortable.
(d) They have drifted apart.

10. What do most clergymen use as a way to comfort the terminally ill?
(a) Letters.
(b) Priesthood.
(c) Scripture.
(d) Hymns.

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

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

13. How did the patient in the last chapter describe how he was able to face his death after he changed his behavior?
(a) With more unequivocated love.
(b) With more motivation for happiness.
(c) With more peace.
(d) With more equanimity.

14. Who were the doctors of the patients who did not request the seminars with Kubler-Ross and her team?
(a) The doctors who allowed family to visit all the time.
(b) The doctors who were against having Kubler-Ross give her seminars.
(c) The doctors who were against most outside visitors.
(d) The doctors who took the time to speak to their patients about death.

15. 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.