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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. What did the daughter of a patient in chapter IX do when her mother became ill?

2. When does the mother of the very small girl say she is treated poorly?

3. What do the family of terminally ill patients need to do after the funeral is over and the friends have all left?

4. What do most clergymen use as a way to comfort the terminally ill?

5. What did the doctors do who did attend Kubler-Ross's seminars?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom is chapter IX addressed?

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

4. What does death seem like to a five-year-old child?

5. How did most of the terminal patients feel about Kubler-Ross's seminars when she first started them?

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

7. Why do family members of terminal patients usually avoid speaking openly about death?

8. How does Kubler-Ross say death can be for the patient who is ready to meet it?

9. What did the seminars give terminal patients an excuse to do?

10. What was the most frustrating part of the last patient's illness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the progressive stages and ages of a child's understanding of death? How can an adult explain the death of a loved one to children in these different stages? Use examples from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the experience of the Catholic nun, and explain why this lengthy interview was included in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. S. was a dynamic woman who had faced many different trials in her life. What were these trials, and how did they affect her ability to grieve properly?

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