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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 is the “third type of doctor-patient relationship” (201)?
(a) Mr. Information.
(b) The Expert.
(c) The Interpretive Doctor.
(d) The Companion.

2. What does Gawande say changed Bill Thomas’ life to raise his expectations?
(a) An impromptu interview with a college admissions officer.
(b) A sports scholarship.
(c) High marks on a college prep test.
(d) A chance discussion with a family friend.

3. What did Gawande see stacked along the river bank when he and his guide set out to dispose of his father’s ashes?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Mourners.
(c) Wood.
(d) Bolts of fabric.

4. Whose story does Gawande say is “going global” (192)?
(a) Alice Hobson.
(b) His father’s.
(c) Sara Monopoli.
(d) Lou Sanders.

5. How many spoonfuls of Ganges water did Gawande drink, as part of his father’s funeral service?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view does Gawande ultimately take, on the question of why we age?

2. How does Gawande characterize Thomas’ staff’s reaction to his plan to introduce pets to Chase Memorial?

3. What does Gawande say he connected himself and his father to, by scattering the ashes in the Ganges?

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

5. What argument does Gawande give for preventing people from committing suicide?

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