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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?
(a) 100.
(b) 45.
(c) 60.
(d) 88.

3. During Paul's first time working with a cadaver, how many hours a week did he spend "carving up a corpse"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

4. What percent of people choose their jobs based upon pay, work environment, and hours?
(a) 6%.
(b) 76%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 99%.

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

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

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

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

9. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?
(a) Eighteenth century.
(b) Nineteenth century.
(c) Sixteenth century.
(d) Seventeenth century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?

3. In Part 1, Section 3, when Paul began his residency, how many days was he at the hospital before he left?

4. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?

5. How old was Paul in the Prologue?

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