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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 — Letting Go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lou Sanders’ daughter Shelley compare him to when he comes to live with her and her family?
(a) A kid getting on the bus.
(b) A cornered old turtle.
(c) A nervous girl making new friends.
(d) A restless dog that cannot settle.

2. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?
(a) Tough.
(b) Stringy.
(c) Juicy.
(d) Leathery.

3. What was Thomas’ explanation for the decline in the death rate?
(a) Laughter at the animals was therapeutic.
(b) Sicker patients avoided the facility.
(c) The animals gave people stronger antibodies.
(d) He had given people a reason to live.

4. What does Gawande say Lou Sanders was scared of?
(a) Dying.
(b) Dying alone.
(c) Losing his ability to drive.
(d) Suffering with cancer.

5. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 28%.
(b) More than 26%.
(c) More than 24%.
(d) More than 20%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?

2. How many varieties of chemotherapy did Sara Monopoli try?

3. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

4. What does Gawande say led Keren Wilson to focus on assisted living facilities?

5. What does Gawande say he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?

(see the answer key)

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