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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize his faith in Hinduism?
(a) He says that he is practical, and it does not matter what he believes if he follows the rites.
(b) He says that he is not much of a believer.
(c) He says that he is a hostile skeptic.
(d) He says that he is a fervent believer.

2. What is the city in which Gawande set out to dispose of his father’s ashes?
(a) Patna.
(b) Varanasi.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) New Delhi.

3. What other pets did Chase Memorial also eventually adopt?
(a) Horses.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Rabbits.

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

5. What was the third place Gawande’s father wanted his ashes scattered?
(a) Germany.
(b) London.
(c) South Africa.
(d) India.

6. How does Gawande say insurance companies respond after the Nelene Fox case found insurance companies at fault for not paying for expensive treatments?
(a) They started to demand accountability from drug companies.
(b) They developed complex algorithms to make their decisions less personal.
(c) They hid cost controls in finer small print.
(d) They made hospice care available.

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

8. How did Bill Thomas overcome the institutional inertia that might have complicated his plans to introduce animals?
(a) He talked to key opinion leaders and got buy-in.
(b) He overwhelmed people with big changes quickly.
(c) He kept his plans secret and hatched them all at once.
(d) He fired anyone who refused to go along.

9. What was the second place Gawande’s father wanted his ashes scattered?
(a) The town where he went to college.
(b) The village where he grew up.
(c) The city his ancestors came from.
(d) The city where he got married.

10. What does Jewel Douglas want Gawande to avoid in his operation?
(a) Heroic measures.
(b) Long shots.
(c) Painful moments.
(d) Risky chances.

11. Who did Gawande’s father want to see in his final bout of wakefulness?
(a) His father.
(b) Gawande.
(c) His wife.
(d) Gawande’s sons.

12. Where does Gawande say five of the world’s fastest-growing economies are?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Africa.
(d) The Middle East.

13. What did Gawande’s mother want for her husband, when he was dying?
(a) She wanted him to take her with him.
(b) She wanted him to stop suffering.
(c) She wanted him to stay alive as long as possible.
(d) She wanted him to be at peace.

14. What was Thomas’ first project when he arrived at Chase?
(a) To give each resident house plants.
(b) To bring in children and relatives.
(c) To introduce dogs and cats.
(d) To examine each resident and review their medical file.

15. How does Gawande characterize the effect of introducing animals to Chase Memorial?
(a) Hilarity.
(b) Happy confusion.
(c) Terror.
(d) Pandemonium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parakeets did Bill Thomas introduce to Chase Memorial?

2. What does Gawande say the surgeon at his hospital recommended for his father’s tumor?

3. What argument does Gawande give for allowing people to die with prescription drugs?

4. How does Gawande say the problem of care for the sick and dying will be solved?

5. What does Gawande say is most important about the end of Jewel Douglas’ story?

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