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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. By what factor does Gawande say the cost of living in a nursing home exceeds the cost of living in an assisted living facility?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

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

3. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Gawande say the surgeon at his hospital recommended for his father’s tumor?
(a) Waiting and watching.
(b) Treatment with radiation.
(c) Palliative surgery.
(d) Immediate operation.

5. In what way is Lou Sanders’ decision to move in with his daughter not successful?
(a) He cannot make friends.
(b) He is depressed and lonely.
(c) His care is taxing for Shelley.
(d) His care costs more than his family can afford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Keren Wilson say assisted living facilities are ultimately built for?

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

3. What view does Gawande ultimately take, on the question of why we age?

4. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?

5. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?

(see the answer key)

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