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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. Who was Saint Luke’s Hospital’s in-house counsel during the time that Charles Cullen worked there?
2. Who was the Nurse Supervisor that praised Charlie Cullen in his performance review in October of 1995 at Hunterdon Hospital?
3. What was the name of Charlie Cullen’s first wife?
4. Where is the Greystone Psychiatric Hospital located?
5. According to the author in Part I: Chapter 1, Charlie Cullen’s new commute started from what town in Pennsylvania?
Short Essay Questions
1. What contents were discovered in the sharps box in the medical storage room in Part I: Chapter 21?
2. What was the main cause of the marital problems between Charles Cullen and his wife, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 7?
3. What mental institution did Charles Cullen spend time at in 1993? How long was he there?
4. Whom did Dr. Steven Marcus contact regarding the deaths at Somerset Medical Center? Why?
5. How was Mrs. Helen Dean murdered? When and where was she murdered?
6. How was Francis Henry killed in 1998? What did the hospital conclude of his death?
7. Who interviewed Charles Cullen following the murder of Helen Dean?
8. What led to Charles Cullen’s feelings of isolation and embarrassment while working at Saint Luke’s Hospital?
9. What information about Amy Loughren’s health does the author reveal in Part I: Chapter 24?
10. What was Nancy Doherty’s position at Somerset? Whom did Doherty speak with on the phone in Part I: Chapter 25?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What led to Charles Cullen’s obsession with Michelle Tomlinson? What behaviors did he exhibit toward Michelle that appeared as “warning signs” to her regarding her friend? How did Michelle respond to Charlie’s sentiments?Do you think that if Michelle had shared Charlie’s romantic interest there would have been any issues? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the book. Does Graeber relate the story from a first, second or third person point of view? What effects does this have on the reader? How would the book differ if it were related from a different narrative perspective?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Charles Cullen’s employment at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Saint Luke’s Hospital as well as the invention and abilities of Pyxis MedStations. When was the Pyxis Corporation founded? What was the purpose of the Pyxis MedStation? How widespread was their use?
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