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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gawande characterize the similarity between nursing homes and prisons?
(a) They both house mostly poor people.
(b) They are both state-run.
(c) They are both punitive.
(d) They are both total institutions.

2. By what margin does Gawande say costs came down in Keren Wilson’s assisted living facility?
(a) 35%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 10%.

3. When did Keren Wilson open her first assisted living facility?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1983.

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

5. What does Gawande say he tried to impress on Lazaroff?
(a) The likelihood the treatment would fail.
(b) The inevitability of death.
(c) The chance of paralysis after surgery.
(d) The risks of surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What functions are affected by this first shrinking of the brain?

2. How does Gawande characterize family expectations, in regard to caring for elders?

3. What does Gawande say drives youth to seek their own opportunities as opposed to caring for their elders?

4. What kind of system does Gawande compare human bodies to?

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

(see the answer key)

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