When Breath Becomes Air Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) 82.
(b) 53.
(c) 74.
(d) 67.

2. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1711.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1594.

3. In Part 1, Section 3, why was a child shot in the head that Paul treated?
(a) For wearing the wrong type of jacket.
(b) A fight on the basketball court.
(c) A fight after school.
(d) For wearing the wrong color shoes.

4. In Part 1, Section 3, when Paul began his residency, how many days was he at the hospital before he left?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. Where was Paul a camp counselor 15 years prior to the time described in the Prologue?
(a) Florida.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Northern California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Paul live in Part 1, Section 1, when he finished high school?

2. Near what mountains did Paul live when he was a teenager?

3. In Part 1, Section 3, what type of cancer did Paul's colleague V have?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of Paul's friend from medical school who was hit by a car and died after surgery?

5. After his sophomore year in college, where did Paul get a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Paul's father move his family to Arizona?

2. Why did Paul study literature and philosophy and also neuroscience?

3. How did Paul describe his father?

4. What did the first X-rays Paul had reveal and what did the doctor think his issues were?

5. How did Paul view language at the beginning of Part 1, Section 2?

6. Why wasn't technical excellence enough as Paul treated patients during his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

7. What was wrong with Matthew, an eight-year-old, in Part 1, Section 3 and how successful was treatment?

8. What were some of the first symptoms Paul had experienced?

9. What was Paul's educational journey?

10. How did Paul's father inspire him?

(see the answer keys)

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