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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 op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?
(a) New York Times.
(b) USA Today.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) Los Angeles Times.

2. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) February 2014.
(b) January 2015.
(c) September 2014.
(d) March 2015.

3. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of the mother whose child had a large brain tumor?
(a) Claire.
(b) Gina.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Angela.

4. Where did Lucy begin her residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Harvard.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Yale.
(d) UCSF.

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

6. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the man who was hurt in a motorcycle accident?
(a) 22.
(b) 31.
(c) 44.
(d) 56.

7. Where did Paul stay when he was taking pre-med courses?
(a) A friend's apartment.
(b) Empty dormitory.
(c) His own apartment.
(d) Tent in a campground.

8. 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) One year.
(b) 36 months.
(c) Two years, six months.
(d) 18 months.

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) Alex.
(c) Rob.
(d) Jeff.

10. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1
(a) 31.
(b) 25.
(c) 40 something.
(d) 30 something.

11. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?
(a) New York City.
(b) Stratford-on-Avon.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Hollywood.

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

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

14. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Part 1, Section 3, what did Paul say his father said lobster and steak would look like?

3. Where was Verghese when he "met" Paul?

4. When did Paul meet, Lucy, the woman who would become his wife?

5. Near what mountains did Paul live when he was a teenager?

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