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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?
(a) Seventeenth century.
(b) Nineteenth century.
(c) Sixteenth century.
(d) Eighteenth century.

3. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
(a) 175 pounds.
(b) 145 pounds.
(c) 135 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.

4. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) Five years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what book of the Bible is the quotation found that is at the beginning of Part 1, Section 1?

2. Who wrote the poem at the beginning of the Prologue?

3. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?

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

5. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?

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