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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. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

2. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?
(a) Mid-October.
(b) April.
(c) July.
(d) September.

3. For how many years have there been workplace programs to focus on the proper way to lift among other things?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 45 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?
(a) A $2 bill.
(b) A rabbit's foot.
(c) A lucky dime.
(d) 3 pennies.

5. How much did the recovery room nurse at Gawande's hospital weigh at one time?
(a) Around 400 pounds.
(b) About 300 pounds.
(c) About 350 pounds.
(d) Over 250 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Turk Wendell insist that his salary be for the 1999 season?

2. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?

3. How many studies did Gawande find when doing a computer search to attempt to identify "circalunidian" cycles?

4. Where did Amy Fitzpatrick get her M.B.A.?

5. How old was Victor Caselli?

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