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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. The author states in the beginning of Part II: Chapter 29, “Every body is a death, but not every death is” what?

2. When Tim and Danny visited Amy Loughren at her home in Part II: Chapter 46, she was astounded that Somerset Medical had not given them what data?

3. What was the name of the Italian restaurant Amy Loughren arranged to meet Charlie Cullen at in Part II: Chapter 58?

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

5. How far along in her pregnancy did Tim Braun say Charlie’s girlfriend was in Part II: Chapter 56?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was a search warrant served during Charles Cullen’s interrogation in Part II: Chapter 55? What was found?

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

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

4. Who attended the exhuming and autopsy of Reverend Gall in Part II: Chapter 40?

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

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

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

8. How was Danny Bowers and Tim Braun’s meeting with Dr. Steven Marcus described in Part II: Chapter 36?

9. 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?

10. What was decided in the meeting between Danny, Tim, and Dr. Mambo in Part II: Chapter 37?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Charles Cullen differ from the multitudes of other serial killers in his methods, motives, and psychology? What assessments were made of Cullen at the psych ward at Muhlenberg? What assessments were made by psychiatrists at Greystone?

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 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?

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