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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. Why does Gawande say he and his father preferred Doctor Benzel to the neurosurgeon at Gawande’s hospital?
(a) He was more of an expert.
(b) He had more experience with Gawande’s father’s type of tumor.
(c) He paid close attention to their needs.
(d) He made the better promises for the outcome of a surgery.

2. What percent of Americans does Gawande say died in hospice in America in 2010?
(a) 24%.
(b) 64%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 32%.

3. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?
(a) 48.
(b) 56.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

4. How does Gawande say the problem of care for the sick and dying will be solved?
(a) Through well-publicized cases drawing public scrutiny.
(b) Through legislation.
(c) One person at a time.
(d) Through mass organizing.

5. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?
(a) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.
(b) A high line that ends abruptly.
(c) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(d) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Gawande characterize the change over time in blood vessels, joints and the valves of the heart?

3. What does Gawande say your chances of avoiding a nursing home depend on?

4. What does Gawande say his father’s chance of being paralyzed by surgery were?

5. By what margin does Gawande say costs came down in Keren Wilson’s assisted living facility?

(see the answer key)

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