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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Nine Thousand Surgeons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Had a fractured finger.
(b) Had a fractured ankle.
(c) Had a piece of wire in her hand.
(d) Had a 3-inch screw in her foot.

2. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
(b) Mondays at 10 a.m.
(c) Thursdays at 4 p.m.
(d) Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.

3. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1991.

4. Where was the surgeon's conference held that Gawande attended?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) 3 times the legal limit.
(b) About twice the legal limit.
(c) A little over the legal limit.
(d) Just under the legal limit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

2. What was Dr. Richard Sang's practice before he came to Shouldice?

3. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

4. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?

5. What type of a local anesthetic did the chief resident use when she put in a central line?

(see the answer key)

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