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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 hospital is Fran rushed to, a few days after her check-up?
(a) Hermann.
(b) Ben Taub.
(c) San Jacinto.
(d) Methodist Hospital.

2. Why are the doctors reluctant to install a new line for Patrick?
(a) His family can't afford it.
(b) His insurance won't cover it.
(c) It would require very risky surgery.
(d) It may exacerbate his condition.

3. Who is Fran's obstetrician?
(a) Eugene Adcock.
(b) Sharon Crandell.
(c) Sally Olsen.
(d) Jane Reed.

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

5. In what year did Teresa have her children?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. What system in Patrick's body is affected by his disease?

2. Who is Sally Olsen?

3. How often do patients' families follow the advice of the ethics committee?

4. What does David attempt to explain to Armando's family at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What disease does Patrick have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is attending the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. What is the treatment for Patrick's condition?

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

5. Who is Virginia Lennox?

6. How do the Poarches feel about the doctor they receive when they first arrive at Hermann?

7. What happens to Fran at the end of May?

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

9. Why did Armando leave Fort Worth to go to Madisonville?

10. What are Patrick's two worlds, described in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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