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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. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 4 months.

2. How many minutes without oxygen could lead to brain damage and perhaps death?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 4 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 6 minutes.

3. How many electrocardiograms did a man examine to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 675.
(b) 3,215.
(c) 2,240.
(d) 1,775.

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

5. When did Gawande perform a gastric-bypass surgery?
(a) September 13, 1999.
(b) December 12, 1998.
(c) August 18, 1996.
(d) November 21, 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Goodman have?

2. In what country is it controversial to keep the internal organs of the deceased after an autopsy?

3. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?

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

5. How old was Gawande's daughter Hattie when she broke the bones in her forearm?

(see the answer key)

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