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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande say Alice’s family dealt with her depression?
(a) They put her on depression medication.
(b) They brought her a cat and house plants.
(c) They enrolled her in classes at the local university.
(d) They found her a better situation.

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

3. What does Gawande say is the priority for hospice care?
(a) To wrap up a life.
(b) To provide peace and comfort.
(c) To extend life.
(d) Help people have the fullest lives possible.

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

5. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?
(a) The cost of the treatment.
(b) The reality of his disease.
(c) The side effects to chemotherapy.
(d) The likelihood the treatment would fail.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the first assisted living facility founded?

3. How does Gawande characterize Felix’ feelings when his wife dies?

4. What value did Thomas espouse in running his farm?

5. What does Gawande say older people’s diets tend to be richer in?

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