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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. Where in the basement did Charlie Cullen keep a hidden stash of liquor when he was married?

2. What was the name of the manor that Brooke Astor (nee Kuser) lived at in Somerset County, New Jersey?

3. On what date does the author open Part I: Chapter 25?

4. What was the name of Mrs. Helen Dean’s son?

5. On what patient does the author state that ten spent vials of vec had been used on at Saint Luke’s in Part I: Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the importance of the Pennsylvania border to Charles Cullen in Part I: Chapter 16?

2. Who interviewed Charles Cullen following the murder of Helen Dean?

3. When did Charles Cullen begin working at Hunterdon Hospital? How was his performance there described in Part I: Chapter 14?

4. When did Charles Cullen begin working at Somerset Medical Center? What did Charles think of Amy Loughren when they met?

5. What information about Amy Loughren’s health does the author reveal in Part I: Chapter 24?

6. When and where did Charles Cullen begin his nursing career? How does the author describe the unit Cullen worked in?

7. What mental institution did Charles Cullen spend time at in 1993? How long was he there?

8. How was Mrs. Helen Dean murdered? When and where was she murdered?

9. How much money was Charles Cullen earning in October of 2003, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 1? Where was Charles living?

10. What health problems brought Reverend Gall to Somerset Medical? How did he die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Charles Cullen’s dismissal from Saint Barnabas and his hire at Warren Hospital. Why do you think it was easy for Cullen to attain employment? Why did the HR department not discover the information about the investigation into Cullen’s activities at Saint Barnabas? How do you think these errors could be remedied to prevent hospitals from hiring an individual with shady performance practices?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Adrianne Cullen’s impressions, fears, and conflicts with her husband. When did Charles Cullen first seem to “change” from the man that Adrianne had married? How did the poisoning of the neighbor’s dog lead to suspicion from Adrianne? What ultimately drove Adrianne’s decision to leave her husband?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss Charles Cullen’s relationship with Catherine Westerer. When and where did Charles meet Catherine? What drew her to him? Did Catherine observe the same questionable behaviors in Charles that his first wife had?

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