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

2. In Part 2, Section 2, where did Paul fly for a job interview in February?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Chicago.

3. After Paul had his first CT scan in Part 2, Section 2, how many nodules showed on the scan?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

5. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Paul say that he and Emma were facing?
(a) Indecision.
(b) Coming up with a treatment plan.
(c) An abyss.
(d) More tests.

6. 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) Couples therapy..
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Cognitive therapy.

7. 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) Sperm bank.
(d) His brothers' hotel.

8. In Part 2, Section 2, how long had it been since Paul's cancer diagnosis when he was operating until late at night or into the early morning?
(a) 12 months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) One year.
(d) One and a half.

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

10. 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) His brothers.
(d) Lucy and his father.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. In Part 2, Section 1, what pill did Paul's oncologist say that he might take instead of chemotherapy?
(a) Darzalex.
(b) Abraxane.
(c) Farydak.
(d) Tarceva.

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

15. How many pounds had Paul lost since being diagnosed with cancer in Part 2, Section 4?
(a) 45.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Section 2, how often did Emma want to see Paul at her office?

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

3. What did Paul decide to do after remembering Samuel Beckett's words in Part 2, Section 2?

4. When Paul had performed surgery before his cancer diagnosis in Part 2, Section 1, how many hours was he in the operating room?

5. In Part 2, Section 2, after Paul's second CT scan, how long did Emma say he might think about living?

(see the answer keys)

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