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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Ishmael Garcia have?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

2. The electric energy that stimulates the heart occurs where?
(a) The atria.
(b) The ventricles.
(c) The sinoatrial node.
(d) The atrioventricular node.

3. What was written in Robert DeMatteis’s epitaph, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well.
(b) And it was always said of him that he was the nicest man you could ever meet.
(c) And it was always said of him that he would give you the shirt off his back.
(d) And it was always said of him that he loved all children.

4. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?
(a) “Say so.”
(b) “Speculate.”
(c) “Investigate.”
(d) “Ask the tough questions.”

5. Incidents of tuberculosis in AIDS patients are said to be how many times greater than non-AIDS related cases?
(a) 140.
(b) 30.
(c) 500.
(d) 360.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in the Epilogue, “I am more interested in how a man lives than” what?

2. What term from Chapter 6 refers to something pertaining to or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes?

3. The medical etymology of the term cancer can be traced back to the days of whom, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 10?

4. Robert DeMatteis’s determination to not lose what made him stand out in Dr. Nuland’s mind?

5. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?

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