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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

3. Where did Paul begin his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston U.
(d) Yale.

4. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?
(a) Maple.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Dogwood.
(d) Oak.

5. What was the name of Paul's girlfriend when he lived in Kingman?
(a) Katie.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Maggie.

6. In Part 1, Section 3, why was a child shot in the head that Paul treated?
(a) A fight after school.
(b) A fight on the basketball court.
(c) For wearing the wrong type of jacket.
(d) For wearing the wrong color shoes.

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

8. in Part 1, Section 3, what was Paul's typical lunch?
(a) Ham sandwich and Sprite.
(b) Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
(c) Diet Coke and an ice cream sandwich.
(d) Egg salad sandwich.

9. What was Paul's middle name?
(a) Bharat.
(b) Darshana.
(c) Kajal.
(d) Sudhir.

10. Where did Paul's parents meet and fall in love?
(a) Southern India.
(b) Germany.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) France.

11. When did William Osler die, who Verghese said was the father of modern medicine?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1919.

12. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?
(a) 1642.
(b) 1594.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1711.

13. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 2, what master's program did Paul apply for?
(a) History.
(b) English literature.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Biology.

14. What were the names of Paul's dogs when he was a teenager?
(a) Snowy and Brownie.
(b) Max and Nip.
(c) Hunter and Sparky.
(d) Kade and Sadie.

15. 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?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Annie.
(d) Laurie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?

2. How many years of training did Paul have before him when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

3. When Paul considered medical school in Part 1, Section 2, how much study time would it take him to get ready for medical school?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, how many patients were on a list the outgoing intern gave Paul?

5. In Part 1, Section 3, what type of cancer did Paul's colleague V have?

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