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

2. What does Gawande say Montaigne said about dying of old age?
(a) It is the most natural form of dying.
(b) It is the extremest form of dying.
(c) It is the kindest form of dying.
(d) It is the cruelest form of dying.

3. What does Gawande say modernization replaced the veneration of family with?
(a) Veneration of prosperity.
(b) Veneration of cultural traditions.
(c) Veneration of the independent self.
(d) Veneration of religious figures.

4. What does Gawande say was the concept Wilson incorporated in her assisted living facility idea?
(a) That residents are happier when they help each other.
(b) That economies of scale require at least 86 residents per pod.
(c) That each resident has the right to their own priorities.
(d) That costs come down if people are happier.

5. What does Gawande say has increased along with our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying?
(a) The indifference caretakers can feel.
(b) The compassion doctors can show.
(c) The cruelty we inflict on people.
(d) The sterility family members feel in the face of their loved ones dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gawande say Lou Sanders was scared of?

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

3. What was the alternative Lazaroff was offered beside surgery?

4. Where did Del Webb, who popularized the term “retirement community” build his first development?

5. How does Gawande characterize his grandfather Sitaram Gawande’s elder years?

(see the answer key)

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