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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?
(a) Augusta, Maine.
(b) Providence, Rhode Island.
(c) Utica, New York.
(d) Hamden, Connecticut.

2. Where was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered from complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A hiking trail.
(b) A tennis court.
(c) In his home.
(d) At his office.

3. How old was the author when his mother died of cancer?
(a) 3.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

4. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?
(a) His first year.
(b) His third year.
(c) His sixth year.
(d) His seventh year.

5. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?
(a) 56.
(b) 29.
(c) 35.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?

2. The author claims in the Introduction that “[t]he good death has become” what?

3. What was the profession of James McCarty?

4. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, “Everyone wants to know the details of dying, though few are willing to” what?

(see the answer key)

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