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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. Of the people who died in hospice care in the U.S. in 2010, what percent does Gawande say died at home?
(a) More than half.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 20%.

2. By what age does Gawande say most people have functional dementia?
(a) 65.
(b) 85.
(c) 75.
(d) 70.

3. What does Ivan Ilych die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Malnourishment.
(c) Cholera.
(d) An unnamed disease.

4. How much of the population does Gawande say was over 65 in 2017?
(a) 31%.
(b) 29%.
(c) 14%.
(d) 22%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the hope of a cure that entices people into what he calls the multitrillion-dollar medical system?

2. How does Gawande characterize the people who spend the last days of their life in the ICU?

3. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?

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

5. Who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych?

(see the answer key)

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