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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. From where had Mr. Y come?

2. What comforted the woman who was afraid in chapter IX?

3. For what does Kubler-Ross say we should never judge families?

4. What was an UNEXPECTED benefit of Kubler-Ross' seminars for the patients who attended?

5. Who does Kubler-Ross suggest should be present when a terminal patient passes on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were some of the doctors so hostile towards Kubler-Ross and her staff?

2. Who told the seventeen-year-old girl about the severity of her condition?

3. What did Kubler-Ross and her team do to try and help Mr. Y.?

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

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

6. What was the occupation of Mr. Y.?

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

8. What was the most frustrating part of the last patient's illness?

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

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 lessons did Kubler-Ross learn from her patients, and how did these realizations change the way that she ran the rest of her interviews?

Essay Topic 2

Describe each of the five stages of grieving and how each can aid a terminally ill patient in accepting his or her mortality.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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