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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was one of the earliest forensic examinations performed?
(a) 44 B.C.
(b) 44 A.D.
(c) 51 A.D.
(d) 61 B.C.

2. What was the first indication Joseph Lazaroff had that something might be physically wrong with him?
(a) A wound that would not heal.
(b) Terrible headaches.
(c) A backache.
(d) A large lump under his arm.

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

4. How old was Gawande's son Walker when Hattie broke her forearm?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. What percent of patients regain weight after gastric-bypass surgery?
(a) 1 to 10 percent.
(b) About 25 percent.
(c) About 35 percent.
(d) 5 to 20 percent.

6. How long did it take Lazaroff to die after being removed from the ventilator?
(a) 23 minutes.
(b) 13 minutes.
(c) 17 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

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

8. Who came with Bratton to the emergency room?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

9. In what country is it controversial to keep the internal organs of the deceased after an autopsy?
(a) Britain.
(b) America.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

10. What were the chances that Caselli could have died during the gastric-bypass surgery?
(a) 2 in 150 chance.
(b) 1 in 500 chance.
(c) 3 in 700 chance.
(d) 1 in 200 chance.

11. How old was Drury when she got the job as overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 28.
(b) 24.
(c) 26.
(d) 31.

12. During an all-night interview, how many children did Noe confess she had suffocated?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

13. How many pregnant woman who are employed miss work because of morning sickness?
(a) Half.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One third.
(d) Two thirds.

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

15. How old was Noe's husband when she plead to guilty to killing her children?
(a) 81.
(b) 78.
(c) 80.
(d) 77.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight did Lazaroff lose in a few months?

2. How old was Victor Caselli?

3. How old was the first patient for whom Gawande was expected to request an autopsy?

4. What year did a book cause a shift in how decision are made in medicine?

5. During what week in Fitzpatrick's pregnancy was she able to eat an odd selection of four things in sliver-size portions?

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