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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. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?
(a) Control.
(b) Warehousing the elderly.
(c) Cost containment.
(d) Efficiency.

2. What does Gawande say his father’s chance of being paralyzed by surgery were?
(a) 1 in 20.
(b) 1 in 10.
(c) 1 in 6
(d) 1 in 4.

3. When does Gawande say Lou Sanders became a widower?
(a) At 63.
(b) At 56.
(c) At 81.
(d) At 76.

4. When did Mabel Nassau conduct the study of elderly in Greenwich Village, that Gawande cites?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1962.

5. When does Gawande say Keren Wilson founded the first assisted living facility?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say Josiah Royce described as the heart of a meaningful life?

2. What does Gawande say he tried to impress on Lazaroff?

3. Whose story does Gawande say is “going global” (192)?

4. What other pets did Chase Memorial also eventually adopt?

5. How does Gawande characterize Thomas’ staff’s reaction to his plan to introduce pets to Chase Memorial?

(see the answer key)

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