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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2- Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Paul watch as Lucy was in labor?
(a) On a cot in the delivery room.
(b) On a lounge chair in the delivery room.
(c) On a sofa in the delivery room.
(d) On a chair in the delivery room.

2. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Stratford-on-Avon.
(c) New York City.
(d) Hollywood.

3. Who wrote the poem at the end of Part 2, Section 3, that Paul quoted?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Walt Whitman.

4. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) Five miles.

5. Why did Paul have a resident take over during the first surgery he did after his cancer diagnosis?
(a) His hands were shaking.
(b) He felt dizzy.
(c) He was having memory issues.
(d) He was nauseated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Paul's oncologist in Part 2, Section 1?

2. After two months of physical therapy, how long could Paul sit without tiring in Part 2, Section 1?

3. What couldn't Paul do at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?

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

5. How many pounds had Paul lost since being diagnosed with cancer in Part 2, Section 4?

(see the answer key)

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