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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 many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?
(a) 850.
(b) 4,200.
(c) 1,700.
(d) 9,000.

2. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?
(a) In college.
(b) During a sabbatical.
(c) First year of medical school.
(d) Surgical residency.

3. Which finger does Gawande say has 40% of the hand’s muscles?
(a) The thumb.
(b) The middle finger.
(c) The pinky finger.
(d) The pointer finger.

4. What does Gawande say is the thing that strikes him most about Lazaroff’s case?
(a) His chance of survival was so thin.
(b) His determination to live was otherworldly.
(c) His doctors knew he could not be cured.
(d) His determination to live was otherworldly.

5. What does Gawande say made Alice Hobson unhappy with her assisted living facility?
(a) Being surrounded by old people.
(b) The smelly food.
(c) The rigid schedule.
(d) The loss of autonomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say Wilson’s assisted living facilities protected?

2. What does Gawande say Ilych wanted?

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

4. What does Gawande say your chances of avoiding a nursing home depend on?

5. How does Gawande say Philip Roth characterizes old age?

(see the answer key)

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