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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hard task do family members of terminally ill patients need to do as the final sign of acceptance?
(a) Allow their loved one to need their constant presence.
(b) Allow their loved one the freedom of silence.
(c) Allow their loved one to speak freely of death.
(d) Allow their loved one to withdraw from them.

2. Why was it so hard on Mr. Y. to be restricted in his visits to his wife?
(a) He and his wife had been very close.
(b) He had nowhere to go for the rest of the day.
(c) He did not trust the doctors.
(d) He was afraid she would die without him.

3. Why did some of the nurses avoid tending to patients who were terminally ill?
(a) They felt their time was wasted on people who were dying.
(b) They did not want a patient to die while they were in the room.
(c) They were afraid of getting sick.
(d) They did not like to be dragged down by depressed patients.

4. What can each terminal patient share with each other to lighten burdens all around?
(a) His or her thoughts on religion.
(b) A list of things for which he or she is grateful.
(c) His or her favorite jokes.
(d) His or her own unique story.

5. What is the name of the man in chapter IX who was unable to let his wife die and was keeping her from reaching the stage of acceptance?
(a) Mr. P.
(b) Mr. R.
(c) Mr. M.
(d) Mr. O.

6. How does the courageous female patient view service?
(a) An escape from her own problems.
(b) A way to ensure her place in heaven.
(c) An antidote to depression.
(d) A useful form of denial.

7. Why is the mother of the very small girl in chapter X so nervous about revealing to her daughter the true nature of her illness?
(a) She does not want the small girl to feel that she was lied to later on.
(b) She does not want to give the small girl unfounded hope.
(c) She does not want the small girl to lose hope.
(d) She does not want the small girl to be afraid to let her die.

8. What is the patient in the last chapter suffering from the most?
(a) A loss of identity.
(b) A loss of wealth.
(c) A loss of courage.
(d) A loss of control.

9. How does the young girl in chapter X view death?
(a) A twinkling.
(b) A progression.
(c) A reunion.
(d) A rest.

10. How old is the girl whose parents informed her of her disease instead of the doctor?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

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

12. How do children at age five view death?
(a) A trip from which people never come back.
(b) A person who takes people away.
(c) Something that makes people invisible.
(d) A place that is dark and scary.

13. What did her experience with Mr. Y. teach Kubler-Ross?
(a) There should be a support system for family members of terminal patients.
(b) Hospitals should not have such strict regulations on visiting hours.
(c) Love can heal many physical wounds.
(d) There are some people who will never let go of a loved one who is dying.

14. From what was Mrs. S. suffering?
(a) Parkinson's.
(b) Hodgkin's.
(c) Cancer.
(d) ALS.

15. About whom is the courageous female patient in chapter X worried?
(a) Her family.
(b) Herself.
(c) The doctors.
(d) The woman in the bed next to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one woman in chapter IX afraid of before she died?

2. How did the patient in the last chapter describe how he was able to face his death after he changed his behavior?

3. Of what is a quiet state of a terminal patient an indication?

4. What caused the patient in the last chapter to change his behavior?

5. How do the young girl's siblings treat her?

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