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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Nine Thousand Surgeons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How late were clinical sessions lined up until at the surgeons convention?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 10:30 p.m.

2. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) Around 300 companies.
(b) Some 1200 companies.
(c) About 1700 companies.
(d) About 900 companies.

3. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) Just under the legal limit.
(b) About twice the legal limit.
(c) 3 times the legal limit.
(d) A little over the legal limit.

4. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?
(a) 79 times.
(b) 86 times.
(c) 93 times.
(d) 108 times.

5. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Late 20s.
(b) About 40.
(c) Mid 30s.
(d) Early 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?

2. How long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

3. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

4. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?

5. What was wrong with Lee Tran?

(see the answer key)

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