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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher did Paul study with at Stanford?
(a) Christopher Bobonich.
(b) R. Lanier Anderson.
(c) Richard Rorty.
(d) Alan D. Code.

2. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

3. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Morphine pills.

4. From what book of the Bible is the quotation found that is at the beginning of Part 1, Section 1?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) Revelation.
(d) Malachi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Phoenix.

12. Who was Paul's co-resident when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Heather.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Megan.
(d) Joann.

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

14. Who lectured at Yale School of Medicine when Paul and Lucy attended there?
(a) Seth R. Axelrod.
(b) Peter H. Addy.
(c) James J Abrahams.
(d) Shep Nuland.

15. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?
(a) Yerkes Primate Research Center.
(b) Stanford biology lab.
(c) A restaurant back home.
(d) Sierra Camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?

2. How many months after being introduced to his cadaver, did Paul say he was bisecting the cadaver's head?

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

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

5. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?

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