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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. How does the young girl in chapter X view death?

2. How does the courageous female patient keep her mind off of her impending death?

3. How do children at age three view death?

4. What is the name of the terminally ill patient in the last chapter?

5. What hard task do family members of terminally ill patients need to do as the final sign of acceptance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kubler-Ross emphasize as the most important thing for terminal patients to do?

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

4. What did the seminars give terminal patients an excuse to do?

5. How did most of the terminal patients feel about Kubler-Ross's seminars when she first started them?

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

7. How does the hospital staff initially respond to Kubler-Ross's seminars?

8. What helped sustain the seventeen-year-old girl during her terminal illness?

9. When is the mother of the small girl treated poorly by the medical staff?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Kubler-Ross blame for our increased denial of terminal illness, and what are some examples of this phenomenon?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. S. was a dynamic woman who had faced many different trials in her life. What were these trials, and how did they affect her ability to grieve properly?

Essay Topic 3

What was the format of Kubler-Ross's seminars, and what was she hoping to accomplish by holding them? Did she accomplish her goal? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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