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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pages were in the book that listed the schedule of programs at the surgeons convention?
(a) 149.
(b) 237.
(c) 78.
(d) 388.

2. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?
(a) 50-60.
(b) 80-100 hours.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 70-80.

3. What type of a necklace did New York Mets' pitcher Turk Wendell always wear?
(a) Animal-fang necklace.
(b) Cross necklace.
(c) A silver four-leaf clover on a chain.
(d) A St. Christopher medal on a chain.

4. How long might it take in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 1 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

5. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $550,000.
(c) $980,000.
(d) $750,000.

6. How many studies did Gawande find when doing a computer search to attempt to identify "circalunidian" cycles?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

7. When was the case of the badly infected knee that Goodman mishandled?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

8. What branch of military service did Goodman serve in?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

9. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

10. What did Quinlan hurt when he fell off a plank at a construction site?
(a) Crushed his ankle.
(b) Broke his femur.
(c) Dislocated and fractured his shoulder.
(d) Fractured his hip.

11. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?
(a) 3 feet long.
(b) 2 feet long.
(c) 15 inches long.
(d) 12 inches long.

12. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?
(a) About 25 percent.
(b) Between 2 and 8 percent.
(c) Between 1 and 5 percent.
(d) About 10 percent.

13. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) Thursdays at 4 p.m.
(b) Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
(c) Mondays at 10 a.m.
(d) Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.

14. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1994.

15. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?
(a) Doubletree.
(b) Embassy Suites.
(c) Hyatt Regency.
(d) Best Western.

Short Answer Questions

1. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

2. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?

3. At any given time, approximately what percent of practicing physicians are unfit to see patients?

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

5. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?

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