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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the pathology assistant who did the dissection for the autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of "Final Cut"?
(a) 32.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 37.

2. What color cast did Gawande's daughter Hattie get when she broke her forearm?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

3. When did Noe plead guilty to killing her children?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2000.

4. At what time did the retired New England doctor's wife make it to the hospital once his illness was determined to be fatal?
(a) 5:00 a.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 1:15 a.m.

5. When did Christine Drury become an overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1995.

6. By what age do most of the SIDS deaths occur?
(a) By 6 months of age.
(b) By 1 year old.
(c) By 3 months of age.
(d) By 9 months of age.

7. How many children did Marie Noe have?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

8. How long had Caselli been married?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 41 years.
(d) 25 years.

9. In what book was a man programmed away from brutality by coupling his violent urges with feelings of nausea?
(a) Love and Nausea.
(b) The Criminal and Nausea.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Clockwork Orange.

10. What was the name of Lazaroff's son?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) David.
(d) Andrew.

11. When did Gawande attend medical school?
(a) Early 1980s.
(b) Early 1990s.
(c) Late 1990s.
(d) Late 1980s.

12. How old was the woman whose autopsy Gawande observed at the beginning of the "Final Cut"?
(a) 27.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 32.

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

14. Over the course of four days, how many times did Bratton's leg need to be operated upon?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 3 times.

15. What time did the retired New England doctor pass away?
(a) 1:45 a.m.
(b) 12:30 a.m.
(c) 2:45 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Drury go to college?

2. How long did it take Lazaroff to die after being removed from the ventilator?

3. Where was Amy Fitzpatrick when she had her first bout with vomiting?

4. How old was Victor Caselli?

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

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