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

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

3. How old was Paul in the Prologue?
(a) 33.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 32.

4. 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) 16 hours.
(b) Not quite 24 hours.
(c) 25 hours.
(d) About 18 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Paul's mother trained to be?

4. In the Prologue, when did Paul say he began losing weight and have back pain?

5. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?

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