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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Dave Galloway say he does not want to take his pain medication when his cancer is troubling him?
(a) He says that it makes him panic to be so close to death.
(b) He says that it feels like a defeat.
(c) He says that it makes him depressed.
(d) He says that it takes him from his wife and child.

3. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Blind groping
(d) Torture.

4. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?
(a) They are both punitive.
(b) They are both total institutions.
(c) They are both state-run.
(d) They both house mostly poor people.

5. How does Gawande characterize the “newest view” about why we age (32)?
(a) Aging is environmentally determined.
(b) Aging is genetically programmed.
(c) Aging is a sum of wear and tear.
(d) Aging is based on economic class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a pandit?

2. What was the second place Gawande’s father wanted his ashes scattered?

3. How does Gawande characterize the effect of introducing animals to Chase Memorial?

4. What does Jewel Douglas want Gawande to avoid in his operation?

5. How does Gawande characterize the corpse he was given to work with, his first semester of medical school?

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