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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 is the name of the “hot new piece of FBI software” that “consolidated a sprawling pool of data into one searchable database,” according to the author in Part II: Chapter 36?

2. What is Tim Braun’s hometown, according to the author in Part II: Chapter 29?

3. How old did Charlie Cullen say his eldest daughter was in Part II: Chapter 59?

4. When was Dr. Henry Lee quoted in an interview about medical serial killers in the Los Angeles Times, according to the footnote from Part II: Chapter 56?

5. Who was the corporal that Danny Baldwin spoke with at the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Part II: Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tim Braun tell his detectives to question the nurses at Somerset Medical about Amy Loughren?

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

3. Where did Danny Bowers go to obtain more information for the investigation in Part II: Chapter 35?

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

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

6. Where had Charles Cullen been hired in Part II: Chapter 56? How was this revealed to the detectives?

7. What did Amy say to Charles Cullen during their lunch date in Part II: Chapter 59?

8. Where was Amy going to meet Charles Cullen while she was wearing a microphone in Part II: Chapter 58?

9. What discovery did Amy Loughren make at Somerset Medical that led her to grasp how Charles Cullen was able to obtain medications in Part II: Chapter 51?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 suicide attempts of Charles Cullen. How old was Cullen when he first attempted suicide? Did Cullen’s suicide gestures indicate that he was truly attempting to kill himself or did they suggest he was reaching out for help? Why would that make a difference in assessing Cullen’s psychology?

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