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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. Who is Jeremiah Parr?
2. Who confronts Abby in the MICU in Chapter 5?
3. How many doctors are named in the lawsuit regarding the death of Karen Terrio as discussed in Chapter 6?
4. What oil painting in Dr. Archer's inner sanctum does Abby find herself studying in Chapter 3?
5. What is NEOB?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Abby visit Nina Voss in Chapter 8? How does Nina Voss react to this visit?
2. Who is chosen to take the heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 4?
3. Why is Abby called to Jeremiah Parr's office in Chapter 6? What does this mean for Abby's career?
4. What causes the accident that leads to Karen Terrio's brain injury?
5. What does Mark tell Abby about the harvest at Wilcox Memorial Hospital that causes her to feel assured that the harvest took place there despite her earlier phone call? Who did the harvest?
6. Why is Mary Allen in the SICU? What is her prognosis?
7. What does Abby learn in Chapter 5 will be the consequences of what she and Vivien have done?
8. Who attempts to stop the delivery of Karen Terrio's heart to Mass Gen in Chapter 5?
9. How does Nina Voss feel about her impending death? How does this compare to the feelings of her husband?
10. What is Yakov's biggest fear as he travels to America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following themes in detail:
1) Morality
2) Family
3) Fatal Illnesses
4) Medical Malpractice.
Essay Topic 2
Why are children routinely taken off the freight ship? Where are they going? What does the helicopter come for? What is behind the locked blue door? Why does Yakov want to go behind the blue door? How come Yakov panics when it is his turn to go behind the blue door? What happens to Aleksei when he goes behind the blue door? Why do the other children think the boys are disappearing? Why does no one question the activities taking place on the freight ship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss selling organs for money. Why would someone buy an organ? Is it morally right to pay for an organ? What happens to people who cannot pay for an organ? Where did the Russians get the organs they were selling? Is what they were doing right? What arguments can be made for the harvesting of organs from living donors? What argument can be made against the harvesting of organs from living donors? Which side does the author of this book come down on? What is your opinion?
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