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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 — Assistance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gawande say he felt about the dead people who showed up in his dreams?
(a) That he had killed them.
(b) That he was responsible for their souls.
(c) That they had come to kill him.
(d) That he had betrayed them.

2. Where does Gawande say Lou Sanders had grown up?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

3. How does Gawande characterize the state of the medical profession in the face of scientific advances that prolonged life and made dying a medical decision?
(a) Unprepared.
(b) Partners.
(c) Reactive.
(d) Leading by example.

4. How does Gawande characterize the new developments in medicine, in talking about the case of Lazaroff?
(a) Blind groping
(b) Gambling.
(c) Torture.
(d) Cruelty.

5. How many hospitals does Gawande say were built after Congress passed the Hill Burton Act, to provide funds for hospital construction?
(a) 1,700.
(b) 850.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 4,200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gawande’s father’s profession?

2. What event does Gawande say sparked a national revolution in elder care?

3. What does Gawande say Laura Carstensen found in terms of people’s values in life?

4. Where does Gawande say he witnessed the most hellish conditions of his life?

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

(see the answer key)

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