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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. Why does Kubler-Ross feel that a certain person would be most beneficial to the terminal patient at the time of passing?
(a) A soul can rest in peace when there is no one left to ask them to hold on.
(b) The doctor will know how to best ease the passing of the patient.
(c) Having family closer can provide comfort in death for the patient.
(d) A therapist can alleviate the guilt for a loved one who does not feel comfortable being there.

2. When does the mother of the very small girl say she is treated poorly?
(a) When her daughter visits.
(b) When she cannot sleep at night.
(c) When she needs pain medication.
(d) During x-rays.

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

4. What do most clergymen use as a way to comfort the terminally ill?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Letters.
(c) Priesthood.
(d) Hymns.

5. What does the courageous female patient equate with death?
(a) Idleness.
(b) Complaining.
(c) Lying.
(d) Losing hope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the terminally ill patient in the last chapter?

3. What was the biggest change that Kubler-Ross noticed when she had finished her seminars?

4. Who spoke to the daughter in chapter IX about what her mother needed from her?

5. How do children at age three view death?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what is the mother of the small girl frustrated with her doctors?

2. When is the mother of the small girl treated poorly by the medical staff?

3. What was Mr. Y.'s biggest complaint while his wife was sick?

4. How does the hospital staff initially respond to Kubler-Ross's seminars?

5. At what age do children begin to be able to understand the biological qualities of death?

6. Why were some of the doctors so hostile towards Kubler-Ross and her staff?

7. Why did the nursing staff treat the terminal ward the way that they did before Kubler-Ross's seminars?

8. What is the name of the last patient interviewed in the book?

9. For whom does the courageous female patient feel sorry?

10. What are some of the losses that Mrs. S. suffered before getting her terminal illness?

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