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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. When did Harvard psychologist William James observe that certain deaf people were immune to seasickness?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1715.

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

3. During what week in Fitzpatrick's pregnancy was she able to eat an odd selection of four things in sliver-size portions?
(a) 29th week.
(b) 35th week.
(c) 23rd week.
(d) 30th week.

4. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?
(a) 6,100.
(b) 5,300.
(c) 4,200.
(d) 3,500.

5. What was wrong with Lee Tran?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A tumor.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) The flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?

2. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

3. How many hospital patients suffered complications from treatment that prolonged their hospital stay or resulted in disability or death according to a Harvard Medical Practice Study in 1991?

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

5. When did Gawande perform a gastric-bypass surgery?

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