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Questions: 1. What does Teddy Daniels discover at the end of this book? 2. What was Dr. Cowleys intentions all along? 3. Who doesn't believe in the technique Dr. Cowley used? 4. Who was Teddy's alter ego? 5. Would Teddy have been better off if they had never allowed the experiment to take place?

Answers: 1. Teddy Daniels discovers that he is the missing patient that he was looking for. 2. Dr. Cowley designed this game in order allow Teddy to discover who he actually is. 3. Dr. Crowleys believes in helping the patients humanely while the Warden agrees in tying them down and giving them meds. 4. Andrew Laeddis otherwise known at patient 67. 5. No because Teddy states at the end of the book he'd rather die as a good man than live as a monster.

Summary Today, we discussed the ending of the book. We talked about how none of us could have predicted the ending and how it was a huge twist in the plot. We also talked about if Teddy’s reasoning was ethical or not. Wether or not Dr. Cowley's plan was ethical or not was also discussed. We agreed its better the way Dr. Cowley did than how the Warden likes to "fix" them. The questions were discussed and answered.