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

2. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) January 2015.
(b) March 2015.
(c) February 2014.
(d) September 2014.

3. Where was Verghese when he "met" Paul?
(a) Brown.
(b) MIT.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Boston.

4. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Morphine pills.
(d) Hamburger.

5. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the mother's occupation whose child had a large brain tumor?
(a) Radiologist.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Neurosurgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?

2. Where would Paul camp when his regular room in Part 1, Section 2 were occupied?

3. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?

4. Who was Paul's co-resident when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

5. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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