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. When was Paul's graduation scheduled in Part 2, Section 3?
(a) Two weeks before Lucy's due date.
(b) One week before Lucy's due date.
(c) Eight weeks after his first chemotherapy treatment.
(d) Five weeks after his first chemotherapy treatment.

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

3. After Paul's cancer diagnosis and beginning treatment in Part 2, Section 1, how did he spend the bulk of his week?
(a) Family therapy.
(b) Cognitive therapy.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Couples therapy..

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

5. While Emma was gone and Paul was in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3, how did she keep in touch with his doctors?
(a) Fax.
(b) Text.
(c) Email.
(d) Phone.

6. After his daughter's birth, how did Paul describe time?
(a) A state of being.
(b) Race.
(c) Ticking clock.
(d) Molasses.

7. What college reunion did Paul celebrate at Stanford after his daughter's birth?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

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

9. How did Paul get to the hospital when Lucy went into labor?
(a) His father brought him.
(b) His mother took him.
(c) Taxi.
(d) His brother took him.

10. At what time at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, did Paul sit down to look at patients' scans and his own scans?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

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

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

13. What was the name of Paul's oncologist's nurse practitioner in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Alexis.
(c) Gina.
(d) Renee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Paul began operating again in Part 2, Section 2, how long did it take before he was operating a nearly full load?

2. In Part 2, Section 3, who went with Paul to his first chemotherapy session?

3. At the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, how many more scans was Paul to have before finishing residency?

4. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in the office in Part 2, Section 1?

5. How many pounds had Paul lost since being diagnosed with cancer in Part 2, Section 4?

(see the answer keys)

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