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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say Ronald Dworkin says is the heart of a meaningful life?
(a) To be free from fear.
(b) To be well respected by good people.
(c) To have material stability and comfort.
(d) The ability to be the author of your own story.

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

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

4. When does Gawande say developments in the field of palliative will provide cause for celebration in medical circles?
(a) Every time they touch a patient.
(b) When they apply to every patient.
(c) Whenever they improve the quality of someone’s life and death.
(d) When they spread to other fields of medicine.

5. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?
(a) He said that he trusted the doctors.
(b) He said that he trusted in God to protect him.
(c) He became adamant about doing everything.
(d) He said he was looking forward to seeing his wife in heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?

2. What does Gawande say is the problem with courage?

3. What does Gawande say Jewel Douglas’ death showed him?

4. Who did Gawande’s father want to see in his final bout of wakefulness?

5. Of the people who died in hospice care in the U.S. in 2010, what percent does Gawande say died at home?

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