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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. What color were the rocks in the desert near where Paul lived when he was a teenager?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Beige.
(c) Red.
(d) Dusty.

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

3. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?
(a) Stephen Vincent Benet.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Willa Cather.
(d) George Abbe.

4. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) Los Angeles Times.
(c) USA Today.
(d) New York Times.

5. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?
(a) Whip Scorpion.
(b) Tarantula.
(c) Wolf Spider.
(d) Black widow spider.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?

3. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?

4. What was the name of Paul's girlfriend when he lived in Kingman?

5. During Paul's first time working with a cadaver, how many hours a week did he spend "carving up a corpse"?

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