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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of the mother whose child had a large brain tumor?
(a) Angela.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Claire.
(d) Gina.

2. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?
(a) New York City.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Stratford-on-Avon.

3. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?
(a) After he married and had a child.
(b) After his death.
(c) When he was in high school.
(d) When he was a resident in medical school.

4. On a Thursday in the Prologue, how many hours did Paul spend in the operating room on a series of complex cases?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 31 hours.
(c) 22 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

5. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?
(a) 88.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 100.

6. When Paul considered medical school in Part 1, Section 2, how much study time would it take him to get ready for medical school?
(a) One year.
(b) 18 months.
(c) Two years, six months.
(d) 36 months.

7. Near what mountains did Paul live when he was a teenager?
(a) Aguila Mountains.
(b) Black Mountains.
(c) Cerbat Mountains.
(d) Dragoon Mountains.

8. In Part 1, Section 3, how many patients were on a list the outgoing intern gave Paul?
(a) 61.
(b) 43.
(c) 29.
(d) 38.

9. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?
(a) Dogwood.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Magnolia.

10. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 2, what master's program did Paul apply for?
(a) History.
(b) Biology.
(c) Neurology.
(d) English literature.

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

12. How long did the med school application cycle take according to Paul in Part 1, Section 2?
(a) Two years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) One year.

13. How many months after being introduced to his cadaver, did Paul say he was bisecting the cadaver's head?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

14. Where was Verghese when he "met" Paul?
(a) Boston.
(b) MIT.
(c) Brown.
(d) Stanford.

15. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?
(a) R. Lanier Anderson.
(b) Richard Rorty.
(c) Alan D. Code.
(d) Christopher Bobonich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul's middle name?

2. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

3. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

4. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?

5. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?

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