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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What country bans surgeons from practicing on animals?
(a) Canada.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Britain.

3. What did Tommy Lasorda always eat before a game when he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Linguine.
(c) Prime rib.
(d) Quiche.

4. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $750,000.
(b) $550,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $980,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many scientific studies did Gawande find that assessed whether or not luck actually does go bad on Friday the thirteenth?

2. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?

3. What was the average amount of time that a keyboard operator in Australia would lose from work due to disabling arm pain?

4. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?

5. How many minutes without oxygen could lead to brain damage and perhaps death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rowland Scott Quinlan have to give up his firm to his partners?

2. How do surgeons learn to do new procedures once they are out of training?

3. What was it like at Gawande's hospital when it was time for the annual surgeons convention?

4. What was Hank Goodman's reputation before he lost his license?

5. What is the most important criteria for becoming a surgeon?

6. Why does it take so long before colleagues take effective action against a bad doctor?

7. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

8. What did Gawande have in his pockets during his first weeks of surgical training?

9. What is the secret of Shouldice Hospital's success with hernia repairs?

10. Why did Gawande have to leave a teenage knifing victim and go tend to another emergency?

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