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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what concept is a patient in denial usually really trying to deal?

2. About what was Mr. J. angry?

3. From whom does Kubler-Ross say we should never hide the truth of death?

4. Who are described by Kubler-Ross as the "most desperate of all'?

5. What does Kubler-Ross say will help us examine our own reactions and behaviors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fourth stage of grief?

2. What does Kubler-Ross say that hope can do for a terminally ill patient?

3. From what is the dentist suffering?

4. Why did the patient in chapter III become so unruly for the medical staff?

5. What negative effect can sometimes come from encouraging a terminally ill patient?

6. What does the hospice team help the wife of the patient in chapter VI to do?

7. What are the two kinds of depression that terminal patients can experience?

8. What is the most common reaction to learning of a terminal illness?

9. Why did some of the terminal patients ask for a second interview with Kubler-Ross and her team?

10. What does Kubler-Ross say we should use to treat patients with terminal illnesses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Kubler-Ross feel was the most important thing for terminally ill patients to do, and what are three ways that this can be done?

Essay Topic 2

What are the progressive stages and ages of a child's understanding of death? How can an adult explain the death of a loved one to children in these different stages? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Mr. Y.'s situation as well as the reasoning he was given for being placed in that situation. How did this affect his wife's and his acceptance process?

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