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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?
(a) His first year.
(b) His third year.
(c) His seventh year.
(d) His sixth year.

2. How old was the author when his mother died of cancer?
(a) 7.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

3. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Yale College.
(d) Stanford University.

4. Irv Lipsiner is described as an athlete and what in Chapter 1?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Stockbroker.
(c) Fireman.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What was the profession of James McCarty?
(a) An auto mechanic.
(b) A real estate agent.
(c) A construction executive.
(d) A plumber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?

2. James McCarty was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked after experiencing what?

3. All but how many names were changed in the stories shared by the author in How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter?

4. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?

5. What poet is quoted by the author in the Introduction with the line, “Oh Lord, give each of us his own death”?

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