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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. When were Fitzpatrick's twins born?
(a) 37th week.
(b) 35th week.
(c) 40th week.
(d) 33rd week.

2. How old was the former orthopedic surgeon that Gawande writes about in "When Good Doctors Go Bad"?
(a) 62.
(b) 48.
(c) 51.
(d) 56.

3. 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.

4. By 2003, how many more patients were expected to have gastric-bypass surgery than did in 1999?
(a) 5,000 more patients.
(b) Three times the number of patients.
(c) 10,000 more patients.
(d) Double the number of patients.

5. What would Wade Boggs, the Boton Red Sox's former star third baseman, always eat before a game?
(a) Chicken.
(b) A large salad.
(c) A T-bone.
(d) Pork.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years have doctors been performing autopsies?

2. 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?

3. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?

4. What was Quinlan's occupation?

5. How old was Drury when she got the job as overnight television anchorwoman?

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