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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Verghese receive a copy of Paul's book?
(a) One month before Paul died.
(b) A week before Paul died.
(c) A week after Paul died.
(d) Two months after Paul died.

5. What was the gestational age of the twins that died during Paul's assignment in the ob-gyn section of the hospital?
(a) 22 weeks old.
(b) 24 weeks old.
(c) 25 1/2 weeks old.
(d) 23 1/2 weeks old.

6. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what did Paul believe his career would be?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Literature professor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Doctor.

7. When Paul considered medical school in Part 1, Section 2, how much study time would it take him to get ready for medical school?
(a) Two years, six months.
(b) 36 months.
(c) One year.
(d) 18 months.

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

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

10. Where was Verghese when he "met" Paul?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Boston.
(c) MIT.
(d) Brown.

11. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) 82.
(b) 53.
(c) 67.
(d) 74.

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

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

14. How many months after being introduced to his cadaver, did Paul say he was bisecting the cadaver's head?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four months.

15. How many years of training did Paul have before him when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of people choose their jobs based upon pay, work environment, and hours?

2. in Part 1, Section 3, what was Paul's typical lunch?

3. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

4. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?

5. What was the name of Paul's girlfriend when he lived in Kingman?

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