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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which patient is the subject of the June chapter, Chapter 2?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Jake.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Fran.

3. Where did Armando and his family come from?
(a) Southern California.
(b) Matamotos, Mexico.
(c) Madrid, Spain.
(d) San Antonio, Texas.

4. What ethical issue does the Committee debate focus on?
(a) Whether it is right to withdraw life support if Patrick's mother can't pay, considering the hospital's already massive debt.
(b) Whether Patrick should stay at the hospital, or go somewhere else.
(c) How Patrick should be told that his mother has decided to withdraw his life support.
(d) Whether withdrawing Patrick's life support is "giving up," or letting nature take its course.

5. What system in Patrick's body is affected by his disease?
(a) His digestive tract.
(b) His central nervous system.
(c) His immune system.
(d) His circulatory system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do Jake and Taylor weigh?

2. What happened to Mark?

3. How does Patrick feel about the hospital?

4. How does Fran get to the hospital?

5. Why does Patrick do things to his IV line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors must the Ethics Committee consider in deciding how to treat Patrick?

2. What is the situation of Armando's family?

3. What does Patrick admit to doing in Chapter 7?

4. What condition does Patrick have?

5. What is the Institutional Ethics Committee?

6. What is Fran's treatment when she first arrives at Hermann?

7. Why is Fran rushed to Hermann?

8. What question is the Committee facing in Chapter 1?

9. What happens to Taylor at the end of Chapter 6?

10. How does Patrick feel about the hospital and its staff, compared to his home and family?

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