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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. What was Paul's father's occupation?
(a) Internist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Cardiologist.

2. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
(a) 145 pounds.
(b) 135 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) 175 pounds.

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

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

5. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Stephen Vincent Benet.
(d) George Abbe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. For glioblastoma, what percent of patients were alive two years after surgery?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of Paul's friend from medical school who was hit by a car and died after surgery?

5. From what book of the Bible is the quotation found that is at the beginning of Part 1, Section 1?

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