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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Case of the Red Leg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 3 times the legal limit.
(c) A little over the legal limit.
(d) About twice the legal limit.

2. How old was Noe's husband when she plead to guilty to killing her children?
(a) 77.
(b) 78.
(c) 81.
(d) 80.

3. How many of Noe's children died?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

4. On an EKG, what is the downstroke at the start of a heart beat called?
(a) T wave.
(b) R wave.
(c) S wave.
(d) Q wave.

5. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?
(a) 6,100.
(b) 4,200.
(c) 3,500.
(d) 5,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. For luck, what did Michael Jordon always wear under his Chicago Bulls uniform?

2. Where did Drury go to have surgery to stop her blushing?

3. How long had Gawande's daughter Hunter been home before she became ill?

4. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?

5. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?

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