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

2. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1
(a) 40 something.
(b) 31.
(c) 30 something.
(d) 25.

3. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

4. How many years of training did Paul have before him when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?
(a) After his death.
(b) When he was in high school.
(c) When he was a resident in medical school.
(d) After he married and had a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the gestational age of the twins that died during Paul's assignment in the ob-gyn section of the hospital?

2. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?

3. in Part 1, Section 3, what was Paul's typical lunch?

4. Where did Lucy begin her residency in Part 1, Section 3?

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

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