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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. When does Gawande say Keren Wilson founded the first assisted living facility?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1976.

2. Where does Gawande say five of the world’s fastest-growing economies are?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) The Middle East.
(d) Asia.

3. What does Gawande say his father’s chance of being paralyzed by surgery were?
(a) 1 in 6
(b) 1 in 4.
(c) 1 in 10.
(d) 1 in 20.

4. By what margin does Gawande say costs came down in Keren Wilson’s assisted living facility?
(a) 35%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 30%.

5. What view does Gawande ultimately take, on the question of why we age?
(a) Things are degraded.
(b) Things are not well cared for.
(c) Things shut down.
(d) Things break down.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the onset of treatment for his father’s tumor?

2. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?

3. Why does Gawande say he and his father preferred Doctor Benzel to the neurosurgeon at Gawande’s hospital?

4. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?

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

(see the answer key)

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