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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gawande say people started to go to doctors, instead of doctors coming to them?
(a) After the 1970s.
(b) After World War I.
(c) After World War II.
(d) During the Depression.

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

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

4. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?
(a) A high line that ends abruptly.
(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 runs flat then falls quickly.

5. How does Gawande characterize the trend among geriatrics departments in hospitals?
(a) Mostly closing down.
(b) Opening in more and more hospitals.
(c) Closing more than opening.
(d) No change from the past 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?

3. How many of the 100 people Mabel Nassau studied were able to support themselves?

4. Why does Gawande say we have not made a better system for caring for people near death?

5. Who does Keren Wilson say assisted living facilities are ultimately built for?

(see the answer key)

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