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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. How does Gawande characterize Thomas’ staff’s reaction to his plan to introduce pets to Chase Memorial?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Reluctant.

2. How many oncologists does Gawande admit to providing treatments they know will not work?
(a) 40%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

3. What does Gawande say is the priority for hospice care?
(a) To extend life.
(b) To wrap up a life.
(c) To provide peace and comfort.
(d) Help people have the fullest lives possible.

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

5. Where had Thomas worked before Chase Memorial?
(a) A farm.
(b) An ER.
(c) A urology unit.
(d) A family practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

2. What does Gawande say is the first part of the brain to shrink with aging?

3. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?

4. What was Sara Monopoli’s strategy for making treatment decisions?

5. What was Thomas’ explanation for the decline in the death rate?

(see the answer key)

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