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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When does Gawande say Keren Wilson founded the first assisted living facility?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1962.

3. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Boston.
(d) Baltimore.

4. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?
(a) Occipital lobe.
(b) Temporal lobe.
(c) Frontal lobe.
(d) Parietal lobe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?

2. What system did the U.S. join Europe in implementing in 1935?

3. What arrangement did Felix have to make when he brought Bella back home from the nursing home?

4. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

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

(see the answer key)

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