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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Baby Mystery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

2. Where was Amy Fitzpatrick when she had her first bout with vomiting?
(a) Highway 17.
(b) Interstate 81.
(c) Interstate 88.
(d) New York City's F.D.R. Drive.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

4. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) About 175 pounds.
(b) About 300 pounds.
(c) About 130 pounds.
(d) More than 200 pounds.

5. What worked at first to ease Quinlan's pain?
(a) Epidural injections.
(b) OxyContin.
(c) Vicodin.
(d) Demerol.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what week in Fitzpatrick's pregnancy was she able to eat an odd selection of four things in sliver-size portions?

2. What percent of patients regain weight after gastric-bypass surgery?

3. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?

4. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?

5. How old was Noe's husband when she plead to guilty to killing her children?

(see the answer key)

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