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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. When did Verghese receive a copy of Paul's book?
(a) One month before Paul died.
(b) A week before Paul died.
(c) A week after Paul died.
(d) Two months after Paul died.

2. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?
(a) Internist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Radiologist.
(d) Professor.

3. What was Paul's middle name?
(a) Sudhir.
(b) Darshana.
(c) Kajal.
(d) Bharat.

4. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Chicago.

5. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Dogwood.
(c) Oak.
(d) Maple.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

3. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?

4. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. By the end of medical school, what did most students focus on for their specialties?

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

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

5. How did Paul's father inspire him?

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

7. How did Paul describe his father?

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

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

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

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