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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 — Courage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gawande say his father’s pains began?
(a) In his back and hips.
(b) In his eyes and ears.
(c) In his neck and arm.
(d) In his airways.

2. How old was Alice Hobson when she was widowed?
(a) 56.
(b) 72.
(c) 88.
(d) 41.

3. What does Kahneman say are our two selves?
(a) Desiring and regretting.
(b) Planning and executing.
(c) Grieving and longing.
(d) Experiencing and remembering.

4. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?
(a) 65.
(b) 85.
(c) 75.
(d) 70.

5. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?
(a) Provide an easy death.
(b) Cure him.
(c) Demonstrate heroism in trying to save his life.
(d) Manage his condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize “the average of a life’s moments” (238)?

2. What does Gawande say he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?

3. In what way is Lou Sanders’ decision to move in with his daughter not successful?

4. By what factor was the doctors’ average overestimation of people’s survival time inaccurate?

5. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?

(see the answer key)

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