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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. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?
(a) Bouncing back and forth between family members.
(b) Alone in an asylum.
(c) Surrounded by family.
(d) Traveling independently.

2. How did Bill Thomas overcome the institutional inertia that might have complicated his plans to introduce animals?
(a) He kept his plans secret and hatched them all at once.
(b) He fired anyone who refused to go along.
(c) He overwhelmed people with big changes quickly.
(d) He talked to key opinion leaders and got buy-in.

3. How does Gawande say Philip Roth characterizes old age?
(a) A series of dislocations.
(b) A massacre.
(c) A warm bath.
(d) A fuzzy puzzle.

4. What does Gawande say older people’s diets tend to be richer in?
(a) Foods that lack key nutrients.
(b) Foods that cause ulcers.
(c) Foods that lead to weight gain.
(d) Foods that cause cavities.

5. What event does Gawande say sparked a national revolution in elder care?
(a) The New Deal.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Baby Boom.
(d) The Great Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thomas’ first project when he arrived at Chase?

2. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?

3. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?

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

5. Why does Gawande say we have not made a better system for caring for people near death?

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