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

2. What were the names of Paul's dogs when he was a teenager?
(a) Hunter and Sparky.
(b) Kade and Sadie.
(c) Max and Nip.
(d) Snowy and Brownie.

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

4. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?
(a) Radiologist.
(b) Professor.
(c) Internist.
(d) Lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were the rocks in the desert near where Paul lived when he was a teenager?

2. What is Verghese's specialize in as a physician?

3. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?

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

5. When did William Osler die, who Verghese said was the father of modern medicine?

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