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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 — Assistance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for the majority of people who age normally with modern medicine?
(a) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.
(b) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.
(c) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(d) A high line that ends abruptly.

2. What does Gawande say your chances of avoiding a nursing home depend on?
(a) Having a younger spouse.
(b) Having sons.
(c) How many children you have.
(d) How much money you have.

3. 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) Homelessness.
(d) Poorhouse.

4. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He was diagnosed with cancer.
(c) His wife lost her vision.
(d) His wife’s eardrum burst.

5. How does Gawande say Alice’s family dealt with her depression?
(a) They enrolled her in classes at the local university.
(b) They found her a better situation.
(c) They brought her a cat and house plants.
(d) They put her on depression medication.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Gawande say Lou Sanders became a widower?

4. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?

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

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