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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. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Michael Ball.
(b) Matt Provin.
(c) Mitchell Davidson.
(d) Malcom Wiggins.

2. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 20-25 minutes.
(c) 30-45 minutes.
(d) About 90 minutes.

3. In what book was a man programmed away from brutality by coupling his violent urges with feelings of nausea?
(a) Nausea.
(b) The Criminal and Nausea.
(c) Clockwork Orange.
(d) Love and Nausea.

4. How old was the first patient for whom Gawande was expected to request an autopsy?
(a) 81.
(b) 69.
(c) 75.
(d) 71.

5. How many central lines did Gawande try before succeeding on his own?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did British psychologist James Reason write about errors?

2. What did a two-day admission turn into for Mr. Jolly?

3. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

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

5. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?

(see the answer key)

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