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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, what was the name of Paul's friend from medical school who was hit by a car and died after surgery?
(a) Annie.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Cathy.
(d) Laurie.

2. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Broccoli.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Morphine pills.

3. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?
(a) Nineteenth century.
(b) Eighteenth century.
(c) Seventeenth century.
(d) Sixteenth century.

4. In Part 1, Section 3, what did Paul say his father said lobster and steak would look like?
(a) Soup.
(b) Turkey sandwich.
(c) Salad.
(d) Ham sandwich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?

2. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1

3. How large was the town where Paul went to high school?

4. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 2, what master's program did Paul apply for?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Paul feel when he made a trip to New York in the Prologue?

3. In Part 1, Section 3, who was the first patient Paul lost, and how did she die?

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

5. How did Paul describe his father?

6. How were bodies provided for medical school in the past?

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

8. How did Paul's father inspire him?

9. What were some of the things that Paul's mother did in order to see that her children were educated?

10. How would Paul and his friends spends their afternoons in Arizona?

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