When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Easy

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Easy

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 2, Section 2, how did Paul think he would spend his time if he knew he had three months to live?
(a) Treat diseases.
(b) Write a book.
(c) With family.
(d) Open his own practice.

2. How long after returning to surgery did Paul have another CT scan?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) Eight months.

3. How much older was Paul's oncologist than he was in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) years.
(b) Three years.
(c) A few years.
(d) A couple years.

4. What color was the pill that Paul began taking in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

5. What stage lung cancer did Paul have?
(a) IV.
(b) III.
(c) VI.
(d) V.

6. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Emma say was Paul's next step after his discharge from the hospital?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Get stronger.
(c) Tarceva.
(d) Physical therapy.

7. What was the name of the resident who didn't want to give Paul his Tarceva in Part 2, Section 3?
(a) Brad.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Will.
(d) Peter.

8. In Part 2, Section 4, how many years did Emma say that Paul had left?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

9. In Part 2, Section 2, how long after Paul started treatment did he have his first CT scan?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

10. How did Paul feel when he saw a large tumor on his scan in Part 2, Section 3?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Resigned.
(d) Frustrated.

11. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in the office in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) Cancer fundraiser.
(b) His parents' hotel.
(c) His brothers' hotel.
(d) Sperm bank.

12. After his daughter's birth, what did Paul see before him?
(a) An empty wasteland.
(b) Life.
(c) Death.
(d) A blank page.

13. While Emma was gone and Paul was in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3, who tried to corral all the doctors when Paul was asleep?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Emma's PA.
(c) Lucy and his father.
(d) His brothers.

14. Before the cancer, how many years had Paul thought he would be a surgeon-scientist?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 15.

15. Who drove Paul to his first follow-up appointment with Emma after his discharge from the hospital in Part 2, Section 4?
(a) His mother.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) His father.
(d) His father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paul get to the hospital when Lucy went into labor?

2. When Paul left the hospital after his cancer diagnois in Part 2, Section 1, how long ago had he been in the operating room?

3. What did Paul say in Part 2, Section 3, people would think if God spoke to them?

4. What was the name of Paul's oncologist's nurse practitioner in Part 2, Section 1?

5. What couldn't Paul do at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?

(see the answer keys)

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