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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 — Dependence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?
(a) Emigration.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Famine.
(d) Political conflict.

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

3. What arrangement did Felix have to make when he brought Bella back home from the nursing home?
(a) He hired an army of nurses and aides.
(b) He invited his daughters to live at home to help him.
(c) He had to return to practicing medicine to pay for her care.
(d) He had to have contractors make modifications of their home.

4. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?
(a) Live with family.
(b) State-sponsored retirement communities.
(c) Poorhouse.
(d) Homelessness.

5. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?
(a) Leathery.
(b) Tough.
(c) Stringy.
(d) Juicy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?

2. When does Gawande say people started to go to doctors, instead of doctors coming to them?

3. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?

4. What does Gawande say is the biggest difference between how people age today and how they used to age?

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

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