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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 Lou Sanders was scared of?
(a) Losing his ability to drive.
(b) Dying.
(c) Dying alone.
(d) Suffering with cancer.

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

3. What percent of Americans does Gawande say died at home in the 1980s?
(a) 17%.
(b) 32%.
(c) More than half.
(d) 44%.

4. What does Gawande say the surgeon at his hospital recommended for his father’s tumor?
(a) Immediate operation.
(b) Palliative surgery.
(c) Treatment with radiation.
(d) Waiting and watching.

5. When did Bill Thomas take over as director of the Chase Memorial Nursing Home?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Thomas worked before Chase Memorial?

2. How does Gawande characterize the operation he ultimately performed on Jewel Douglas?

3. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?

4. What does Gawande say happens in the third stage of a country’s health care development?

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

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