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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. What was the gestational age of the twins that died during Paul's assignment in the ob-gyn section of the hospital?
(a) 25 1/2 weeks old.
(b) 24 weeks old.
(c) 23 1/2 weeks old.
(d) 22 weeks old.

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

3. What was Paul's middle name?
(a) Bharat.
(b) Darshana.
(c) Kajal.
(d) Sudhir.

4. Who wrote the poem at the beginning of the Prologue?
(a) George Abbe.
(b) T. S. Eliot.
(c) Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(d) Terrance Hayes.

5. When did Verghese receive a copy of Paul's book?
(a) One month before Paul died.
(b) A week before Paul died.
(c) Two months after Paul died.
(d) A week after Paul died.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Paul meet, Lucy, the woman who would become his wife?

2. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

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

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

5. How long did the med school application cycle take according to Paul in Part 1, Section 2?

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