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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. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1
(a) 25.
(b) 30 something.
(c) 31.
(d) 40 something.

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

3. Where was Paul a camp counselor 15 years prior to the time described in the Prologue?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Northern California.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Florida.

4. How many brothers did Paul have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What was Paul's father's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Cardiologist.
(c) Internist.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?

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

4. Where did Paul live in Part 1, Section 1, when he finished high school?

5. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?

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