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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?
(a) Stanford biology lab.
(b) Sierra Camp.
(c) A restaurant back home.
(d) Yerkes Primate Research Center.

2. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?
(a) Wolf Spider.
(b) Whip Scorpion.
(c) Black widow spider.
(d) Tarantula.

3. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) February 2014.
(b) January 2015.
(c) September 2014.
(d) March 2015.

4. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Stephen Vincent Benet.
(c) George Abbe.
(d) Willa Cather.

5. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?
(a) 12 years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?

2. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?

3. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?

4. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?

5. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?

(see the answer key)

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