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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 long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hours.

2. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Orthodontists.
(d) Lawyers.

3. Where did Gawande grow up?
(a) Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) Athens, Ohio.
(c) Alpena, Michigan.
(d) Atlantic, Iowa.

4. Who wrote that "man is the only animal that blushes or needs to"?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Mark Twain.

5. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) Around $5,500.
(b) Around $3,000.
(c) Upward of $8,000.
(d) Upward of $4,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds does Caselli estimate he had lost and gained in his life?

2. When were Fitzpatrick's twins born?

3. Who originated the explanation of pain that has dominated much of medical history?

4. During the gastric-bypass surgery, to what size was Caselli's stomach reduced to?

5. Who is the doctor who was convicted of murdering fifteen patients with lethal doses of narcotics?

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