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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. A week after Paul's biopsy, where did Emma go with her kids?
(a) Disneyland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) Disney World.

2. Why did Paul have a resident take over during the first surgery he did after his cancer diagnosis?
(a) His hands were shaking.
(b) He felt dizzy.
(c) He was having memory issues.
(d) He was nauseated.

3. What did Paul read in Part 2, Section 2, as he turned to literature again?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Solzhenitsyn.
(d) Kierkgaard.

4. What did Paul say in Part 2, Section 3, people would think if God spoke to them?
(a) They would find faith.
(b) They would think they were delusional.
(c) They would think they were hearing voices.
(d) They would change their lives.

5. When Paul first returned to his residency in Part 2, Section 2, how many cases did he decide he would do a day?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college reunion did Paul celebrate at Stanford after his daughter's birth?

2. In Part 2, Section 2, how often did Emma want to see Paul at her office?

3. After Paul's cancer diagnosis and beginning treatment in Part 2, Section 1, how did he spend the bulk of his week?

4. What day of the week did Paul find another new tumor in Part 2, Section 3?

5. In Part 2, Section 4, how did Emma make her pronouncement about how much time Paul had left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?

2. When Paul viewed his first CT scan after his treatments in Part 2, Section 2, how did the scan look compared to his previous scan?

3. What did Paul envision as he held his daughter for the first time?

4. Why didn't Paul attend his graduation?

5. What did Paul see on a CT scan at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, and how did he feel about what he saw?

6. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in her office in Part 2, Section 1?

7. How did Paul describe the way that Cady grew?

8. What type of chemo did Emma Hayward recommend for Paul?

9. Why did Paul begin reading literature again in Part 2, Section 2?

10. Why did Paul say that doctors don't give patients specific prognoses?

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