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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 old was Drury when she got the job as overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 26.
(b) 31.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

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

3. How many studies did Gawande find when doing a computer search to attempt to identify "circalunidian" cycles?
(a) 25.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

4. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?
(a) Doubletree.
(b) Embassy Suites.
(c) Best Western.
(d) Hyatt Regency.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the population does a crude estimate suggest are afflicted with severe blushing?

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

3. How many might attend an M&M at Gawande's hospital?

4. Who wrote that "man is the only animal that blushes or needs to"?

5. What did Tommy Lasorda always eat before a game when he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers?

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