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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. What type of a necklace did New York Mets' pitcher Turk Wendell always wear?
(a) Animal-fang necklace.
(b) A silver four-leaf clover on a chain.
(c) Cross necklace.
(d) A St. Christopher medal on a chain.

2. How many weeks into her pregnancy was Amy Fitzpatrick when she had her first bout with vomiting?
(a) 12 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

3. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?
(a) About 25 percent.
(b) Between 2 and 8 percent.
(c) Between 1 and 5 percent.
(d) About 10 percent.

4. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $550,000.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $980,000.

5. How many patients a day did Goodman's physician's assistant say the man would see and not spend more than five minutes with them?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Drury go to have surgery to stop her blushing?

2. In court, how many children did Noe say that she had killed?

3. How old was the pathology assistant who did the dissection for the autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of "Final Cut"?

4. How many pregnant woman who are employed miss work because of morning sickness?

5. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

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