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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. In Part 1, Section 3, how many patients were on a list the outgoing intern gave Paul?
(a) 38.
(b) 61.
(c) 29.
(d) 43.

2. Of the twins that Paul watched being born by C-section toward the end of Part 1, Section 2, how long did Baby B live?
(a) 16 hours.
(b) Not quite 24 hours.
(c) 25 hours.
(d) About 18 hours.

3. During Paul's early days of med school, his first day, what class did he have before he got to the cadavers?
(a) CPR.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

4. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

5. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) January 2015.
(b) February 2014.
(c) September 2014.
(d) March 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?

3. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?

4. What was Paul's father's occupation?

5. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Verghese describe the meeting he had with Paul?

2. What did Paul believe setting aside literature would do for him?

3. What hours did residents work according to Paul in Part 1, Section 3?

4. Why does Abraham Verghese say that his foreword should have been an afterward?

5. Why did Lucy, Paul's girlfriend in Part 1, Section 2, cry when she viewed an EKG while studying at Paul's apartment?

6. Who was Shep Nuland?

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

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

9. What did Paul's mother fear the most in Arizona?

10. What was the intern's role when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

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