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

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

3. From what book of the Bible is the quotation found that is at the beginning of Part 1, Section 1?
(a) Malachi.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Genesis.

4. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?
(a) Ten.
(b) 11.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

5. How large was the town where Paul went to high school?
(a) 31,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 25,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul's middle name?

2. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?

3. Where was Verghese when he "met" Paul?

4. Near what mountains did Paul live when he was a teenager?

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

(see the answer key)

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