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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. Patrick is able to absorb even fewer nutrients due to what?
(a) His constant vomiting.
(b) His heart arrhythmia.
(c) His antibiotics.
(d) His kidney problems.

2. What disease does Landon have?
(a) Cerebral palsy.
(b) Spinal meningitis.
(c) Spina bifida.
(d) Muscular dystrophy.

3. How many more children do Fran and Carey have after Taylor and Jake?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

4. Who is Hermann's chief pediatric surgeon?
(a) Hazel Mitchell.
(b) Lin Weeks.
(c) Richard Andrussy.
(d) David MacDougall.

5. According to Belkin, what is "First, Do No Harm" about?
(a) Weighing ethics and financial concerns.
(b) Doctors putting aside their own biases.
(c) Making choices, and living with them.
(d) The ethics of medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Fran and Carey solace, regarding their decision about Taylor?

2. Where does Teresa often see the Sparks?

3. What is Sharon Crandell's argument against letting Landon die?

4. Why is it difficult for Landon to leave the house?

5. The courts revised the hospital founder's will to allow for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Javier after he quit Hermann?

2. What is Mary Coffey's relationship with Armando?

3. What happens to Claire and Kenny Sparks in Chapter 21?

4. What is the Committee's decision regarding Taylor, in Chapter 16?

5. What happens to the Sparks family, in the four years following the events in the book?

6. How does Armando behave with his nurses at Hermann?

7. What does Dr. Butler tell Kenny, in Chapter 23, regarding Landon's condition and treatment?

8. Why did the courts revise Hermann's will after his death?

9. What are the guidelines the Committee must follow regarding withdrawing life support, as set forth by Randy in Chapter 25?

10. How is Patrick's condition changing in Chapter 12?

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