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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. Who came with Bratton to the emergency room?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

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

3. Over the course of four days, how many times did Bratton's leg need to be operated upon?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 4 times.

4. How old was Drury when she got the job as overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 26.
(b) 28.
(c) 24.
(d) 31.

5. By what age do most of the SIDS deaths occur?
(a) By 9 months of age.
(b) By 1 year old.
(c) By 3 months of age.
(d) By 6 months of age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "The Silent World of Doctor and Patient"?

2. By 2003, how many more patients were expected to have gastric-bypass surgery than did in 1999?

3. What percent of patients regain weight after gastric-bypass surgery?

4. Who began his career at the same television station where Drury worked?

5. What time did the retired New England doctor pass away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Amy Fitzgerald's first experience with nausea during her pregnancy.

2. What happened to the babies born to Marie Noe?

3. Describe the dissecting room and location where Gawande observed an autopsy.

4. Were Fitzpatrick's twins healthy when they were born?

5. What was Christine Drury's first job at Channel 13 News in Indianapolis?

6. What physical changes did Drury experience after her surgery to stop blushing?

7. What does it mean that "there is an art to being a patient"?

8. Why did Gawande and others suspect abuse when they saw a two-month-old boy whose face had been badly scalded?

9. What are the dangers of surgery for a morbidly obese person?

10. How incapacitated did Amy Fitzgerald become during her pregnancy?

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