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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2- Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the poem at the end of Part 2, Section 3, that Paul quoted?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) T. S. Eliot.

2. What was the name of Paul's oncologist in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) David Rustin.
(b) Peter Andrews.
(c) Megan Brown.
(d) Emma Hayward.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul's father's occupation?

2. In Part 2, Section 4, when had Paul's hair thinned the most?

3. How much older was Paul's oncologist than he was in Part 2, Section 1?

4. How many pounds had Paul lost in the last week in Part 2, Section 4?

5. What did Paul read in Part 2, Section 2, as he turned to literature again?

(see the answer key)

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