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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 — A Better Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say the nursing homes Wilson looked at were designed for?
(a) Control.
(b) Efficiency.
(c) Cost containment.
(d) Warehousing the elderly.

2. How much of the population does Gawande say is over 65 in Germany, Italy and Japan in 2017?
(a) More than 28%.
(b) More than 26%.
(c) More than 24%.
(d) More than 20%.

3. By what rate did the death rate decline at Chase, after the introduction of animals?
(a) 15%.
(b) 42%.
(c) 38%.
(d) 20%.

4. How did Gawande’s grandfather and his wife avoid starving to death as newlyweds?
(a) They appealed to a wealth uncle who bailed them out.
(b) They harvested a bumper crop that paid their debts.
(c) They came to America and worked their way up.
(d) They speculated in land and their gamble paid off.

5. What does Gawande say Felix Silverstone’s wife found exasperating about being in a nursing home floor while her bones mended?
(a) The staff were unprofessional.
(b) Felix was no longer around to take care of her.
(c) The staff did not perform all the help she needed.
(d) The nurses did not comb her hair the way she preferred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the event that triggered a readjustment in Felix Silverstone’s life?

2. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?

3. What does Gawande say is the greatest threat elderly people face?

4. What does Gawande say your chances of avoiding a nursing home depend on?

5. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?

(see the answer key)

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