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

2. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) 82.
(b) 67.
(c) 53.
(d) 74.

3. What was Paul's father's occupation?
(a) Internist.
(b) Cardiologist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Engineer.

4. In Part 1, Section 2, how long did Paul study at Cambridge?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Nine months.
(d) 18 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of the mother whose child had a large brain tumor?

2. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?

3. Where did Paul stay when he was taking pre-med courses?

4. What were the names of Paul's dogs when he was a teenager?

5. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mari, a fellow medical student with Paul, feel relief and then shame when a surgery was called off at the end of Part 1, Section 2?

2. How would Paul and his friends spends their afternoons in Arizona?

3. What did Paul's mother fear the most in Arizona?

4. What did Paul believe setting aside literature would do for him?

5. What happened to Paul's co-resident, Jeff?

6. What was Paul's memorial service like?

7. In Part 1, Section 3, who was the first patient Paul lost, and how did she die?

8. How did Paul feel when he made a trip to New York in the Prologue?

9. How did Paul view language at the beginning of Part 1, Section 2?

10. How were bodies provided for medical school in the past?

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