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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 is Verghese's specialize in as a physician?
(a) Family practice.
(b) Hip and knee replacements.
(c) Infectious diseases.
(d) Cardiology.

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

3. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Dallas.

4. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?
(a) Alan D. Code.
(b) R. Lanier Anderson.
(c) Christopher Bobonich.
(d) Richard Rorty.

5. In Part 1, Section 2, how long did Paul study at Cambridge?
(a) A year.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Two years.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?

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

3. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

4. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?

5. When did Verghese receive a copy of Paul's book?

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