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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 — Things Fall Apart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the plot of a person’s health for most of history?
(a) A high line that ends abruptly.
(b) A high line that runs flat then falls quickly.
(c) A series of dips followed by recoveries that approach the horizontal axis of death.
(d) A series of minor decreases in a slow decline toward death.

2. When does Gawande say he started to write about medical issues?
(a) First year of medical school.
(b) In college.
(c) Surgical residency.
(d) During a sabbatical.

3. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) California.

4. How does Gawande characterize both Lazaroff and the doctors?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Delusional.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Faithful.

5. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors hoped to do for Joseph Lazaroff?
(a) Manage his condition.
(b) Provide an easy death.
(c) Cure him.
(d) Demonstrate heroism in trying to save his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say tormented Ivan Ilych most?

2. What does Gawande say he and his fellow doctors never touched on, in talking about Lazaroff’s condition with him?

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

4. What was Lazaroff’s response to Gawande’s insistence?

5. What is Gawande’s relation to Alice Hobson?

(see the answer key)

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