When Breath Becomes Air Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

When Breath Becomes Air Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Paul Kalanithi
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 - Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 36 months.
(b) Two years, six months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) One year.

2. In Part 2, Section 1, what pill did Paul's oncologist say that he might take instead of chemotherapy?
(a) Tarceva.
(b) Farydak.
(c) Darzalex.
(d) Abraxane.

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

4. Before the cancer, how many years had Paul thought he would be a surgeon-scientist?
(a) 40.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the twins that Paul watched being born by C-section toward the end of Part 1, Section 2, how long did Baby B live?

2. A week after Paul's biopsy, where did Emma go with her kids?

3. What was the name of the resident who didn't want to give Paul his Tarceva in Part 2, Section 3?

4. If Paul had an EGFR mutation, how much longer might he live?

5. Who wrote the poem at the end of Part 2, Section 3, that Paul quoted?

(see the answer key)

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