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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What couldn't Paul do at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?
(a) Write.
(b) Walk.
(c) Read.
(d) Watch television.

2. What did Paul and Lucy name their daughter?
(a) Megan Marie.
(b) Elizabeth Acadia.
(c) Lindsay Michelle.
(d) Zoie Andrea.

3. In what Shakespearean play did the character Gloucester complain about human fate?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. Why did Paul have a resident take over during the first surgery he did after his cancer diagnosis?
(a) He was nauseated.
(b) His hands were shaking.
(c) He was having memory issues.
(d) He felt dizzy.

5. How long after Paul counseled a family to withdraw life support for their son, did the parents show up with a video showing their son playing the piano?
(a) 18 months.
(b) Two years.
(c) 36 months.
(d) One year.

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

7. What was the first surgery Paul performed when he returned after his cancer diagnosis?
(a) Craniotomy.
(b) Temporal lobectomy.
(c) Brain clot surgery.
(d) Laminectomy.

8. What percent of 36 year olds usually got lung cancer?
(a) 0.0012%.
(b) 0.13%.
(c) 0.0054%.
(d) 0.05%.

9. In Part 2, Section 1, after his diagnosis, what animal did Paul compare himself to?
(a) Cow.
(b) Cat.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Dog.

10. How many years before Paul treated Mr. R in Part 2, Section 3, had he had another patient with Gerstmann's syndrome?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

11. What time of day was Paul's daughter born?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 2:11 a.m.
(c) 3:04 a.m.
(d) Noon.

12. After Paul's second CT scan in Part 2, Section 2, how long did Emma say that a patient was on Tarceva without a problem?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

13. What did Paul have to drink during his college reunion at Stanford after his daughter was born?
(a) Beer.
(b) Rum and cola.
(c) Wine.
(d) Whiskey.

14. 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) Emma's PA.
(b) Victoria.
(c) His brothers.
(d) Lucy and his father.

15. In Part 2, Section 2, after Paul's second CT scan, how long did Emma say he might think about living?
(a) 12 years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drove Paul to his first follow-up appointment with Emma after his discharge from the hospital in Part 2, Section 4?

2. What religion did Paul's family practice when he was growing up?

3. In Part 2, Section 2, when was Paul scheduled to complete his residency?

4. How did Paul feel when he saw a large tumor on his scan in Part 2, Section 3?

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

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