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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 he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?
(a) That he was responsible for their souls.
(b) That he had betrayed them.
(c) That he had killed them.
(d) That they had come to kill him.

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

3. How does Gawande characterize Felix’ feelings when his wife dies?
(a) Dismembered.
(b) Discombobulated.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) Distraught.

4. What functions are affected by this first shrinking of the brain?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Planning.
(c) Language.
(d) Abstract thinking.

5. 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) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?

3. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?

4. How does Gawande say Alice’s family dealt with her depression?

5. What does Gawande say Ilych wanted?

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