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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Case of the Red Leg.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Victor Caselli's occupation?
(a) Sanitation engineer.
(b) Semi-truck driver.
(c) Assembly-line worker.
(d) Heavy-machine operator and road construction contractor.

5. How much did Caselli weigh before the surgery?
(a) 471 pounds.
(b) 398 pounds.
(c) 428 pounds.
(d) 512 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

2. How long is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?

3. In 1999, how many obesity patients had gastric-bypass surgery in the United States?

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

5. What disease had the woman whose autopsy Gwande observed at the beginning of "Final Cut" struggled with?

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