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

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

3. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

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

5. How many of the 100 people Mabel Nassau studied were able to support themselves?
(a) 65.
(b) 27.
(c) 42.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?

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

4. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 1790?

5. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?

(see the answer key)

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