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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percent of Americans does Gawande say died in hospice in America in 2010?
(a) 32%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 24%.
(d) 64%.

2. How does Gawande characterize the operation he ultimately performed on Jewel Douglas?
(a) Extreme.
(b) Exploratory.
(c) Palliative.
(d) Aggressive.

3. What event does Jewel Douglas ask Gawande to help her get to?
(a) A holiday.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A trip with family.
(d) A graduation.

4. How does Gawande characterize the decline of health for people with “chronic illnesses—emphysema, liver disease, and congestive heart failure”?
(a) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(b) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.
(c) A high line that ends abruptly.
(d) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.

5. What event does Gawande say sparked a national revolution in elder care?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The Baby Boom.
(c) The New Deal.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?

2. When does Gawande say Lou Sanders became a widower?

3. When were retirement communities popularized in the U.S.?

4. Where does Gawande say five of the world’s fastest-growing economies are?

5. How does Gawande say the problem of care for the sick and dying will be solved?

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