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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 4 of the book?
(a) “Alzheimer’s Disease.”
(b) “Lessons Learned.”
(c) “Doors to Death of the Aged.”
(d) "The Malevolence of Cancer."

2. What does Dr. Nuland say influenced the medical decisions he made in his brother's care in Chapter 11?
(a) Hope.
(b) Religion.
(c) Cost.
(d) Science.

3. How much did Robert DeMatteis weigh, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) 245 lbs.
(b) 150 lbs.
(c) 185 lbs.
(d) 320 lbs.

4. What word does Dr. Nuland use in Chapter 4 to refer to an impairment of language ability?
(a) Obtundation.
(b) Aphasia.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Embolus.

5. How old was James McCarty when he was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked?
(a) 18.
(b) 35.
(c) 52.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did symptoms indicate that Ishmael Garcia’s lungs were infected?

2. What is Chapter 9’s title in the book?

3. What refers to a DNA molecule that is separate from and can replicate independently of the chromosomal DNA?

4. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?

5. How many years had Dr. Nuland spent in the medical profession when How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was published?

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