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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. When did Amy Loughren graduate from nursing school?

2. When the Gall toxicology report came back in Part II: Chapter 53, Dr. Mumbo had changed the manner of death to what?

3. Who was the Somerset County Prosecutor that Tim Braun met with in Part II: Chapter 36?

4. Tim assessed in Part II: Chapter 48 that Charles Cullen had been killing patients for how many years?

5. What was the date on the memo that was sent by Somerset Medical to Danny Baldwin and Tim Braun in Part II: Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Who had gone to the authorities regarding the incidents at Saint Luke’s? Why?

4. Who called Amy Loughren during her meeting with Danny and Tim in Part II: Chapter 46? Why?

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

6. What revelations did Amy Loughren have when studying Charles Cullen’s charts in Part II: Chapter 49?

7. What did Tim Braun suggest to the Somerset County Prosecutor in Part II: Chapter 36? How did the Prosecutor respond?

8. What had Tim Braun and Danny Bowers discovered about Charles Cullen’s work history in Part II: Chapter 33?

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

10. What occurred as Charles Cullen drove to work in the beginning of Part II: Chapter 41?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Charles Cullen’s dismissal from Saint Barnabas and his hire at Warren Hospital. Why do you think it was easy for Cullen to attain employment? Why did the HR department not discover the information about the investigation into Cullen’s activities at Saint Barnabas? How do you think these errors could be remedied to prevent hospitals from hiring an individual with shady performance practices?

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

Discuss the obsessive qualities of Charles Cullen. How did Cullen’s obsession with Nurse Julie mirror his previous stalking of Michelle Tomlinson? How did Nurse Julie respond to Charlie’s admiration? Why were these issues not addressed by hospital administration?

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