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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 many pages was the file that Tim Braun obtained on Charles Cullen from Saint Barnabas in Part II: Chapter 34?

2. Who was Amy’s friend that called and broke the news to her about Charlie Cullen being fired from the hospital in Part II: Chapter 42?

3. What was the school play that Amy was directing at her daughter’s school in Part II: Chapter 47?

4. On what date does the author begin Part II: Chapter 39?

5. What is said to indicate whether or not a patient is to be resuscitated if they code and what measures are and are not permitted for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the lab results from Reverend Gall’s autopsy reveal? How was his cause of death relisted?

2. How does the author describe Amy Loughren’s reaction upon studying Charles Cullen’s Pyxis reports in Part II: Chapter 45?

3. How does the author describe Charles Cullen’s confession in Part II: Chapter 62?

4. Whom did Amy want to discuss the issue about before making a decision to help the detectives in Charlie’s case? What did she decide?

5. How did Amy Loughren learn of Charles Cullen’s termination from Somerset Medical? How did she respond?

6. How did Amy Loughren assist the detectives in Part II: Chapter 48? What did they think of her performance?

7. What did the paperwork consist of that was sent by Somerset Medical to Tim Braun and Danny Bowers in Part II: Chapter 31?

8. What new records had Danny and Tim obtained from Somerset Medical in Part II: Chapter 43? What did Danny and Tim glean from the reports?

9. What did Tim Braun learn when he called the Pyxis manufacturer in Part II: Chapter 43?

10. Whom did Tim Braun call once he discovered the news of Charles Cullen’s new employment in Part II: Chapter 57? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the hiring and personnel practices within the medical profession. Prior to Charles Cullen’s case, what state or federal regulations existed regarding employment and personnel decisions within the medical profession? How were these laws amended following Cullen’s case? For how long must former personnel’s records remain on file today?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Charles Cullen’s relationship with Catherine Westerer. When and where did Charles meet Catherine? What drew her to him? Did Catherine observe the same questionable behaviors in Charles that his first wife had?

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