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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 kind of car does the author describe Charlie Cullen driving in Part I: Chapter 1?

2. Where is the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital located?

3. How old was Charlie Cullen when his father died?

4. On what date does Part I: Chapter 10 open?

5. The author describes Somerset County, New Jersey as being how long of a drive from the house that Charles Cullen grew up in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Francis Henry killed in 1998? What did the hospital conclude of his death?

2. What was the main cause of the marital problems between Charles Cullen and his wife, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 7?

3. Who made the initial discovery of the drugs in the sharps box in Part I: Chapter 21? What did this individual do?

4. What led to Charles Cullen’s feelings of isolation and embarrassment while working at Saint Luke’s Hospital?

5. How does the author describe the importance of the Pennsylvania border to Charles Cullen in Part I: Chapter 16?

6. Where did Charles Cullen go to work after leaving Saint Luke’s Hospital? How long did he stay at this job?

7. What information about her husband did Adrianne Cullen give to the police when she called them in January of 1993?

8. Who advised the medical facilities in and around Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, against hiring Charles Cullen in 2002?

9. When did Charles Cullen begin working at Hunterdon Hospital? How was his performance there described in Part I: Chapter 14?

10. Why did Adrianne insist on having the divorce paperwork ready by January of 1993, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What led to Charles Cullen’s obsession with Michelle Tomlinson? What behaviors did he exhibit toward Michelle that appeared as “warning signs” to her regarding her friend? How did Michelle respond to Charlie’s sentiments?Do you think that if Michelle had shared Charlie’s romantic interest there would have been any issues? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the drug digoxin and the murder of Helen Dean. What is digoxin generally used to treat? From what plant is it derived? How did Charles Cullen know the amount of digoxin that would overdose a patient and lead to cardiac arrest?

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