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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. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Five years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) Ten years.

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

3. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Seven weeks.

4. Where did Paul study history and philosophy while he waited for his med school application to be accepted?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Stanford.

5. in Part 1, Section 3, what was Paul's typical lunch?
(a) Diet Coke and an ice cream sandwich.
(b) Egg salad sandwich.
(c) Ham sandwich and Sprite.
(d) Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of the mother whose child had a large brain tumor?

3. Where did Paul begin his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, how many patients were on a list the outgoing intern gave Paul?

5. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two jobs did Paul apply for during his sophomore summer?

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

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

4. What was Paul's educational journey?

5. What happened to Paul's co-resident, Jeff?

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

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

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

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

10. Who was Shep Nuland?

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