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

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) 2.
(d) 7.

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

3. What system did the U.S. join Europe in implementing in 1935?
(a) Medicare.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) Medicaid.
(d) Social Security.

4. When did Gawande’s father become a U.S. citizen?
(a) Memorial Day, 1972.
(b) Easter, 1986.
(c) Christmas, 1982.
(d) July 4, 1976.

5. How does Gawande characterize both Lazaroff and the doctors?
(a) Delusional.
(b) Miserable.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Faithful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize his exposure to death and the dying as a child?

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

3. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

4. When did Mabel Nassau conduct the study of elderly in Greenwich Village, that Gawande cites?

5. What does Gawande say Felix Silverstone’s wife found exasperating about being in a nursing home floor while her bones mended?

(see the answer key)

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