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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. Of what is a quiet state of a terminal patient an indication?
2. What did the doctors do who did attend Kubler-Ross's seminars?
3. What is sometimes the only thing that will allow a family member to let go of his or her terminally-ill loved ones?
4. How does Kubler-Ross try to establish a foundation of trust with the patients with whom she works?
5. What are the two characteristics that Kubler-Ross notes of a peaceful passing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does death seem like to a five-year-old child?
2. How did the nursing staff treat the terminal ward of the hospital before Kubler-Ross's seminars?
3. What was Mr. Y.'s biggest complaint while his wife was sick?
4. At whom was the last patient in the book so angry?
5. When is the mother of the small girl treated poorly by the medical staff?
6. What did Kubler-Ross and her team do to try and help Mr. Y.?
7. What does death seem like to a three-year-old child?
8. What did the seminars give terminal patients an excuse to do?
9. What was the most frustrating part of the last patient's illness?
10. About what is the mother of the small girl frustrated with her doctors?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were the initial reactions of the medical staff to Kubler-Ross's seminars, and how did these change as the seminars progressed? Why did they change? Please use examples from the book to illustrate your points.
Essay Topic 2
What was the motto of the courageous young female, and where did she get the inspiration for this frame of mind? How did following this mantra affect her during her terminal illness? Using the text, cite some examples of patients who did not follow this creed and the effect it had on their acceptance process.
Essay Topic 3
What is "the silence that goes beyond words," and how is this beneficial to a terminally ill patient?
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