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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. Where was Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located where Charles Cullen applied in 1998?
2. What was the former name of the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital?
3. Who was the New Jersey epidemiologist and assistant commissioner of the Department of Health in 2003?
4. With what date does the author open Part I: Chapter 1?
5. Who was the young mom and also a new hire that Cullen thought he would like when he started at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who interviewed Charles Cullen following the murder of Helen Dean?
2. Where did Charles Cullen and his wife purchase a home, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 3? What kind of work did Cullen’s wife do?
3. Where did Charles Cullen go to work after leaving Saint Luke’s Hospital? How long did he stay at this job?
4. What was discussed in the conference call at Somerset Medical in Part I: Chapter 26?
5. When did Charles Cullen begin working at Somerset Medical Center? What did Charles think of Amy Loughren when they met?
6. When and where did Charles Cullen attend nursing school? Where did he meet his wife at this time?
7. Who made the initial discovery of the drugs in the sharps box in Part I: Chapter 21? What did this individual do?
8. What was Nancy Doherty’s position at Somerset? Whom did Doherty speak with on the phone in Part I: Chapter 25?
9. What health problems brought Reverend Gall to Somerset Medical? How did he die?
10. What led to Charles Cullen’s feelings of isolation and embarrassment while working at Saint Luke’s Hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Adrianne Cullen’s impressions, fears, and conflicts with her husband. When did Charles Cullen first seem to “change” from the man that Adrianne had married? How did the poisoning of the neighbor’s dog lead to suspicion from Adrianne? What ultimately drove Adrianne’s decision to leave her husband?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the decision of Warren Hospital to call Charles Cullen and ask him to return to work there. In what ways was this an ill-advised choice? What did Warren administrators know of Cullen’s arrest for stalking his coworker? Do you think that Warren Hospital is partly to blame for the actions of Charles Cullen in any way? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the position of the New Jersey Poison Control director, Dr. Steven Marcus, regarding the incidents at Somerset Medical Center. Why was Dr. Marcus outraged at the actions of the Somerset Medical staff? Whom did he contact once he realized that Somerset Medical was not going to go to the authorities? What effect did this have?
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