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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 — A Better Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?
(a) 85.
(b) 70.
(c) 65.
(d) 75.

2. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?
(a) It is the cruelest form of dying.
(b) It is the extremest form of dying.
(c) It is the kindest form of dying.
(d) It is the most natural form of dying.

3. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?
(a) Warehousing the elderly.
(b) Control.
(c) Cost containment.
(d) Efficiency.

4. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?
(a) They are both state-run.
(b) They are both punitive.
(c) They both house mostly poor people.
(d) They are both total institutions.

5. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?
(a) She got in a small accident and lost her license.
(b) She left the keys in it and it was stolen.
(c) She parked it in the wrong parking lot.
(d) She forgot to make her car payments.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 2017?

2. What does Gawande say changed Bill Thomas’ life to raise his expectations?

3. What event does Gawande say sparked a national revolution in elder care?

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

5. How did Gawande’s grandfather and his wife avoid starving to death as newlyweds?

(see the answer key)

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