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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
(a) 145 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 135 pounds.

3. 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?
(a) 25 hours.
(b) 16 hours.
(c) About 18 hours.
(d) Not quite 24 hours.

4. What color were the rocks in the desert near where Paul lived when he was a teenager?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Beige.
(d) Red.

5. If Paul had an EGFR mutation, how much longer might he live?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?

2. In Part 1, Section 3, why was a child shot in the head that Paul treated?

3. When Paul considered medical school in Part 1, Section 2, how much study time would it take him to get ready for medical school?

4. What percent of 36 year olds usually got lung cancer?

5. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?

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