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

2. What was the name of Paul's oncologist in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) David Rustin.
(b) Emma Hayward.
(c) Megan Brown.
(d) Peter Andrews.

3. 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 brothers' hotel.
(c) His parents' hotel.
(d) Sperm bank.

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

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

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

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

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

9. If Paul had an EGFR mutation, how much longer might he live?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

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

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

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

13. As Paul returned to his residency and work in Part 2, Section 2, how many stages of grief did he realize he had gone through?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul read in Part 2, Section 2, as he turned to literature again?

2. At what time at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, did Paul sit down to look at patients' scans and his own scans?

3. When did Lucy have her first contractions?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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