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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 type of cancer did Paul's colleague V have?
(a) Lung.
(b) Pancreatic.
(c) Kidney.
(d) Brain.

2. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?
(a) 60.
(b) 88.
(c) 45.
(d) 100.

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

4. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 2, what master's program did Paul apply for?
(a) English literature.
(b) History.
(c) Neurology.
(d) Biology.

5. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
(a) 135 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 145 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what did Paul believe his career would be?

2. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

3. When did medical school students have to bring their own cadavers to school?

4. When did Paul meet, Lucy, the woman who would become his wife?

5. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Paul describe his father?

10. What was Paul's memorial service like?

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