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

2. Which of Gawande’s patients showed him “how understanding the finitude of one’s time could be a gift” (209)?
(a) Joseph Lazaroff.
(b) Sara Monopoli.
(c) Jewel Douglas.
(d) Lou Sanders.

3. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?
(a) 42%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 7%.

4. How does Gawande characterize the onset of treatment for his father’s tumor?
(a) As an opportunity to practice what he had learned to preach.
(b) As a punishment for not having taken better care of his father.
(c) As a test for what he had learned about mortality.
(d) As a tragedy that struck too early.

5. What does Gawande say Laura Carstensen found in terms of people’s values in life?
(a) Your needs depend on who needs you.
(b) Your needs depend on how much time you have.
(c) Your needs depend on how many people you love.
(d) Your needs depend on how much pain you are in.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Gawande characterize the “newest view” about why we age (32)?

3. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?

4. When does Gawande say Lou Sanders became a widower?

5. What percent of Americans does Gawande say died at home in the 1980s?

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