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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the young girl in chapter X view death?
(a) A rest.
(b) A progression.
(c) A reunion.
(d) A twinkling.

2. What is the term given to doctor's non-physical treatment of their patients?
(a) Anti-medical healing.
(b) Spiritual treatments.
(c) Non-physical treatment.
(d) Bedside manner.

3. What hard task do family members of terminally ill patients need to do as the final sign of acceptance?
(a) Allow their loved one to withdraw from them.
(b) Allow their loved one to speak freely of death.
(c) Allow their loved one to need their constant presence.
(d) Allow their loved one the freedom of silence.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the mother of the very small girl say she is treated poorly?

2. 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?

3. Of what does chapter X primarily consist?

4. What does Cicely Saunders think is the most important thing for doctors to do with their terminally ill patients?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. About what is the mother of the small girl frustrated with her doctors?

2. Why did the nursing staff treat the terminal ward the way that they did before Kubler-Ross's seminars?

3. What terminal illness did Mrs. S. have?

4. How did the nursing staff treat the terminal ward of the hospital before Kubler-Ross's seminars?

5. What is the name of the last patient interviewed in the book?

6. What does death seem like to a three-year-old child?

7. For whom does the courageous female patient feel sorry?

8. What are some of the losses that Mrs. S. suffered before getting her terminal illness?

9. To whom is chapter IX addressed?

10. Why do family members of terminal patients usually avoid speaking openly about death?

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