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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. What do most terminal patients promise to do while in the third stage of grief?

2. Why do some terminal patients never reach the final stage of grief?

3. What has caused us to de-personalize the dying process?

4. Why do we psychologically react more severely to death than the ancient man?

5. How did Mrs. W.'s husband see her acceptance of death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the name of the patient in chapter VIII?

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

4. What kind of students make up Kubler-Ross's team?

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

6. What is the fourth stage of grief?

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

8. What do we risk happening if we give up on a terminal patient?

9. Who helped the nun remember her religious strength?

10. Why does the wife of the patient in chapter VI resent her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the differences that Kubler-Ross observed between the way Europeans and Americans view death and dying, and how has this affected our coping strategies? Using the text, cite some specific examples of these differences in the patients interviewed in the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What did Mr. W. try to do for his wife, and what inner problem did this action indicate? Do you think this problem was ever resolved? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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