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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the oxygen saturation of woman who Gawande treats at the beginning of "When Doctors Make Mistakes"?
(a) 90 percent.
(b) 98 percent.
(c) 88 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

2. How many scientific studies did Gawande find that assessed whether or not luck actually does go bad on Friday the thirteenth?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

3. How many might attend an M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) 75 people.
(b) Almost 100 people.
(c) 55 people.
(d) About 200 people.

4. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?
(a) A rabbit's foot.
(b) A lucky dime.
(c) 3 pennies.
(d) A $2 bill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take a man to examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

2. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?

3. What did Tommy Lasorda always eat before a game when he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers?

4. How many patients a day did Goodman's physician's assistant say the man would see and not spend more than five minutes with them?

5. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the technical exhibit hall.

2. Why did Rowland Scott Quinlan have to give up his firm to his partners?

3. Why is there often no mechanical explanation for severe back pain?

4. Why was Gawande concerned about the patient who had been shot in the buttock?

5. What one study did Gawande find that linked increased traffic accidents to Friday the thirteenth?

6. What was the first program that Gawande attended at the surgeons convention?

7. What was it like at Gawande's hospital when it was time for the annual surgeons convention?

8. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?

9. What is the physician's dodge and why is it necessary?

10. What type of complications had occurred from residents putting in a central line?

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