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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Couldn't Stop Eating.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Christine Drury become an overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2001.

2. Where did Amy Fitzpatrick and her husband drive for Easter?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) Alexandria, Virginia.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Yonkers, New York.

3. Since 1998, how many operations have been performed to stop severe blushing?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 500.
(d) 3,000.

4. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?
(a) They leave in a wheelchair.
(b) They use a walker.
(c) They walk out of the room.
(d) They are taken on a gurney.

5. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) About 900 companies.
(b) Some 1200 companies.
(c) Around 300 companies.
(d) About 1700 companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 2003, how many more patients were expected to have gastric-bypass surgery than did in 1999?

2. What was Dr. Richard Sang's practice before he came to Shouldice?

3. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?

4. What would Wade Boggs, the Boton Red Sox's former star third baseman, always eat before a game?

5. What network did Christine Drury work for when she was the overnight anchorwoman?

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