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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows resistance to Kubler-Ross's seminars on death when she first starts?
(a) The patients.
(b) The families.
(c) The doctors.
(d) The state.

2. Why was the medical's staff description of the patient in chapter VI so surprising to Kubler-Ross and her team?
(a) He was very respectful and helpful.
(b) He had many visitors around the clock.
(c) He seemed very sweet and accommodating.
(d) He spoke at length about his feelings.

3. What did the daughter of the patient in chapter IX do that brought her mother much comfort after she had quit her job?
(a) Found a part-time job.
(b) Allowed the staff to do their job.
(c) Reached the stage of acceptance.
(d) Visited on weekends.

4. Who spoke to the daughter in chapter IX about what her mother needed from her?
(a) The nurses.
(b) Kubler-Ross and her team.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. What do some men do when their wives fall ill to a terminal illness?
(a) Quit their jobs, and cling to their wives.
(b) Try desperately to find a second opinion and a possible cure.
(c) Find a reason to be unfaithful.
(d) Revert to children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What terminal disease does the nun in chapter IV have?

2. What kind of patients generally have the hardest time reaching the stage of acceptance?

3. What tends to be of great relief to terminal patients?

4. From what is the patient in chapter VI dying?

5. What is sometimes the only thing that will allow a family member to let go of his or her terminally-ill loved ones?

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