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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what did Paul believe his career would be?
(a) Writer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Literature professor.
(d) Lawyer.

2. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Four times.

3. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?
(a) Mongols.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Roman soldiers.
(d) Motorcycle riders.

4. What was Paul's mother trained to be?
(a) Physiologist.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Psychologist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?

2. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?

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

4. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?

5. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?

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