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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which baby is born first?
(a) Jake.
(b) Taylor.
(c) It is not specified.
(d) They are born at the same time, via Caesarian section.

2. What is the biggest risk involving Patrick's IV line?
(a) It can get infected.
(b) It can interfere with his breathing.
(c) It needs to be closely monitored.
(d) It is very expensive to maintain.

3. What happens on the last day of May?
(a) One of the twins dies.
(b) Fran goes in for her last prenatal check-up.
(c) Fran undergoes a Caesarian section.
(d) Taylor and Jake are born.

4. What status is the committee considering giving to Patrick?
(a) DNR, or "Do Not Resuscitate."
(b) A recipient of pro bono charity care.
(c) Priority status on the list of potential organ recipients.
(d) High-priority care status.

5. How old is Patrick Dismuke?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fifteen.

6. What happens to Taylor near the end of Chapter 6?
(a) She goes into cardiac arrest.
(b) She develops a serious infection.
(c) Her kidneys fail.
(d) She dies.

7. Who is looking at the note at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Lin Weeks and her secretary.
(b) Javier and Sally.
(c) Sharon Crandell.
(d) Eugene Adcock.

8. How does Patrick feel about the hospital staff?
(a) He is emotionally dependent on them.
(b) He likes some, but not others.
(c) He likes them all.
(d) He likes very few of them.

9. Why do Fran and Carey dislike Sharon Crandell?
(a) They think that she is too emotionally involved to make good decisions.
(b) Because they disagree with her diagnosis, and treatment suggestions.
(c) Because they don't think she has the required experience.
(d) Because of her cold and businesslike demeanor.

10. What does David attempt to explain to Armando's family at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) That his chances of survival are slim.
(b) That he needs their signature on the consent form to do surgery on Armando.
(c) That Armando will never walk again.
(d) They have to go to another hospital because Armando is uninsured.

11. What is the significance of Patrick's medical chart?
(a) It shows that the hospital has tried every treatment available, without success.
(b) It tracks his life as a series of medical events.
(c) It shows how little involvement his parents have had in his care.
(d) It details the rarity of his illness, and the many doctors who have attempted to cure him.

12. Who is Richard Weir?
(a) Patrick's social worker.
(b) Patrick's doctor.
(c) Patrick's lawyer.
(d) Patrick's play therapist.

13. How does Patrick feel about the hospital?
(a) He despises it.
(b) He prefers it to his home.
(c) He doesn't like it, but tolerates it well.
(d) He sees it as a second home.

14. What is the problem with Taylor being on a ventilator?
(a) It interferes with other treatments.
(b) It scars her lung tissue.
(c) It requires her to be dependent on medication.
(d) Her parents' insurance won't cover it.

15. Who wrote the note at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Teresa Knapper.
(b) Sally Olsen.
(c) Armando Dimas.
(d) Lin Weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Patrick's line, as a result of his tampering?

2. Who is Sally Olsen?

3. What is the main focus of the Ethics Committee?

4. How much do Jake and Taylor weigh?

5. When does the ethics committee usually meet?

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