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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 — Hard Conversations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gawande say his father’s pains began?
(a) In his eyes and ears.
(b) In his airways.
(c) In his neck and arm.
(d) In his back and hips.

2. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

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

4. What kind of system does Gawande compare human bodies to?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Kitchen appliances.
(c) Wind-up toys.
(d) Nuclear power plants.

5. According to James Vaupel’s research, how much of your parents’ lifespans determines your own?
(a) 42%.
(b) 7%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 3%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which finger does Gawande say has 40% of the hand’s muscles?

2. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?

3. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?

4. What does Lou Sanders’ daughter Shelley compare him to when he comes to live with her and her family?

5. What factor correlated with the greatest inaccuracies when doctors estimated their patients’ survival times?

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