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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 — Hard Conversations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the people who died in hospice care in the U.S. in 2010, what percent does Gawande say died at home?
(a) 30%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 20%.
(d) More than half.

2. Who does Keren Wilson say assisted living facilities are ultimately built for?
(a) Administrators.
(b) Older people’s children.
(c) Elderly people.
(d) Investors.

3. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?
(a) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.
(b) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(c) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.
(d) A high line that ends abruptly.

4. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?
(a) Falling.
(b) Choking.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Heart attacks.

5. How does Gawande characterize the “newest view” about why we age (32)?
(a) Aging is based on economic class.
(b) Aging is environmentally determined.
(c) Aging is genetically programmed.
(d) Aging is a sum of wear and tear.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Gawande say Keren Wilson founded the first assisted living facility?

2. What does Gawande say is the “third type of doctor-patient relationship” (201)?

3. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?

4. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?

5. What does Gawande say Lou Sanders was scared of?

(see the answer key)

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