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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When does the courageous female patient say she will think about her death?
(a) When the doctors tell her there is nothing more they can do.
(b) When she sees her logistical details taken care of.
(c) When she feels it is time to die.
(d) When she knows her family is taken care of.

4. 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. P.
(c) Mr. M.
(d) Mr. O.

5. Who shows resistance to Kubler-Ross's seminars on death when she first starts?
(a) The patients.
(b) The state.
(c) The doctors.
(d) The families.

6. What does Kubler-Ross say the immediate family of terminal patients experience with their dying loved one?
(a) The fear of death.
(b) The five stages of grief.
(c) The loss of life-force.
(d) The rollercoaster of hope and despair.

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

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

9. Where does the patient in the last chapter transfer the anger he has towards his wife?
(a) His children.
(b) Himself.
(c) The hospital staff.
(d) Kubler-Ross and her staff.

10. 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.

11. What did the daughter of the patient in chapter IX do that brought her mother much comfort after she had quit her job?
(a) Visited on weekends.
(b) Allowed the staff to do their job.
(c) Found a part-time job.
(d) Reached the stage of acceptance.

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

13. 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) A tribute of love.
(c) Their death.
(d) A hypnotic state.

14. How is the courageous female patient using her denial stage, according to Kubler-Ross?
(a) As a convenience until it is time to die.
(b) As a way to make her doctor's jobs easier.
(c) As a platform to serve.
(d) As a way to forget about death altogether.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hard task do family members of terminally ill patients need to do as the final sign of acceptance?

2. What are the two characteristics that Kubler-Ross notes of a peaceful passing?

3. From where had Mr. Y come?

4. What is the term given to doctor's non-physical treatment of their patients?

5. What kind of patients generally have the hardest time reaching the stage of acceptance?

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