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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 the Prologue, when did Paul say he began losing weight and have back pain?
(a) Three weeks before.
(b) Nine months before.
(c) Six months before.
(d) A year before.

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

3. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

4. Who was the general surgery resident a few years senior to Paul, when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Rob.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Alex.
(d) Jeff.

5. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?
(a) Biology and philosophy.
(b) History and biology.
(c) English and biology.
(d) Biology and botany.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?

2. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?

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

4. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?

5. Who wrote the poem at the beginning of the Prologue?

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