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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Paul's mother trained to be?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Physiologist.

2. In Part 1, Section 3, what type of cancer did Paul's colleague V have?
(a) Lung.
(b) Pancreatic.
(c) Kidney.
(d) Brain.

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

4. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?
(a) 11.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

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

6. How large was the town where Paul went to high school?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 31,000.
(d) 18,000.

7. When did Paul meet, Lucy, the woman who would become his wife?
(a) When he studied at Cambridge.
(b) Second year of medical school.
(c) Last year of undergraduate studies.
(d) First year of medical school.

8. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?
(a) Tarantula.
(b) Whip Scorpion.
(c) Wolf Spider.
(d) Black widow spider.

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

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

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

12. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Harvard.

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

14. Where would Paul camp when his regular room in Part 1, Section 2 were occupied?
(a) Pleasanton.
(b) San Jose.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Tahoe.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Paul begin his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

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

4. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?

5. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?

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