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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 2, what master's program did Paul apply for?
(a) History.
(b) English literature.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Biology.

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

3. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?
(a) A restaurant back home.
(b) Yerkes Primate Research Center.
(c) Stanford biology lab.
(d) Sierra Camp.

4. Where did Paul live in Part 1, Section 1, when he finished high school?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

5. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?
(a) Radiologist.
(b) Internist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?

2. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?

3. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?

5. How long did the med school application cycle take according to Paul in Part 1, Section 2?

(see the answer key)

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