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

2. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Doing nothing.
(c) Assisted suicide.
(d) Comfort care.

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

4. How did Alice Hobson lose her car?
(a) She parked it in the wrong parking lot.
(b) She left the keys in it and it was stolen.
(c) She got in a small accident and lost her license.
(d) She forgot to make her car payments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say life expectancy was in the Roman Empire?

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

3. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?

4. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?

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

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