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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 4, who came to help Paul and Lucy?
(a) Both sets of parents.
(b) His parents.
(c) His brothers and their wives.
(d) Her parents.

2. What did Paul read in Part 2, Section 2, as he turned to literature again?
(a) Solzhenitsyn.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) Kierkgaard.

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

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

5. In Part 2, Section 4, when had Paul's hair thinned the most?
(a) After 3 chemotherapy treatments.
(b) In the last month.
(c) After first chemotherapy treatment.
(d) In the last week.

6. When did Lucy have her first contractions?
(a) Two weeks after Paul was discharged from the hospital.
(b) Two days after Paul was discharged from the hospital.
(c) A week after Paul was discharged from the hospital.
(d) Two days before Paul was discharged from the hospital.

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

8. 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) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Four years.

9. How long was Paul in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) More than a week.

10. What day of the week did Paul find another new tumor in Part 2, Section 3?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

11. A week after Paul's biopsy, where did Emma go with her kids?
(a) Lake Tahoe.
(b) Disney World.
(c) Disneyland.
(d) San Francisco.

12. In Part 2, Section 4, when was the last time Paul had been at weight he was at?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Eighth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

13. Where did Paul watch as Lucy was in labor?
(a) On a lounge chair in the delivery room.
(b) On a chair in the delivery room.
(c) On a cot in the delivery room.
(d) On a sofa in the delivery room.

14. How many pounds had Paul lost in the last week in Part 2, Section 4?
(a) 15.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

15. In Part 2, Section 2, when did Paul and Lucy go to church with Paul's parents?
(a) Easter.
(b) First Sunday in May.
(c) Last Sunday in March.
(d) Third Sunday of Lent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Section 3, what day of the week did Paul begin chemotherapy?

2. What nickname did Paul's father call him?

3. What college reunion did Paul celebrate at Stanford after his daughter's birth?

4. Before the cancer, what did Paul think his second career would be?

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

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