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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?
(a) California.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Florida.
(d) Alabama.

2. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?
(a) It is the cruelest form of dying.
(b) It is the kindest form of dying.
(c) It is the extremest form of dying.
(d) It is the most natural form of dying.

3. What does Gawande say a person is assured of, if their ashes touch the Ganges River?
(a) Forgetfulness.
(b) Reincarnation.
(c) Eternal salvation.
(d) Eternal peace.

4. How does Gawande characterize the state of the medical profession in the face of scientific advances that prolonged life and made dying a medical decision?
(a) Partners.
(b) Unprepared.
(c) Reactive.
(d) Leading by example.

5. What does a patient base their impression of pain on, according to researcher Daniel Kahneman?
(a) The residual pain at the end of the procedure.
(b) An average of all the pain in the procedure.
(c) A snapshot of the most painful moment.
(d) The most painful and the last moments of a procedure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

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

3. What was the default option for poor elderly people in the time of Mabel’s study?

4. What does Gawande say is the thing that strikes him most about Lazaroff’s case?

5. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?

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