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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. On a Thursday in the Prologue, how many hours did Paul spend in the operating room on a series of complex cases?
(a) 31 hours.
(b) 22 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

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

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

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

5. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?
(a) New York City.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Stratford-on-Avon.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?

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

4. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what did Paul believe his career would be?

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

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