When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Medium

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Medium

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. While Emma was gone and Paul was in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3, how did she keep in touch with his doctors?
(a) Fax.
(b) Phone.
(c) Email.
(d) Text.

2. In Part 2, Section 2, how long after Paul started treatment did he have his first CT scan?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

3. How many pounds had Paul lost since being diagnosed with cancer in Part 2, Section 4?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

4. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in the office in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) His parents' hotel.
(b) Sperm bank.
(c) His brothers' hotel.
(d) Cancer fundraiser.

5. How much older was Paul's oncologist than he was in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) Three years.
(b) A few years.
(c) years.
(d) A couple years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first surgery Paul performed when he returned after his cancer diagnosis?

2. At what time at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, did Paul sit down to look at patients' scans and his own scans?

3. Before the cancer, what did Paul think his second career would be?

4. Why did Paul have a resident take over during the first surgery he did after his cancer diagnosis?

5. What was the name of Paul's oncologist's nurse practitioner in Part 2, Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paul alter his physical therapy program once he decided to go back to the operating room?

2. 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?

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

4. What happened during the first operation Paul performed when he returned to the operating room in Part 2, Section 2?

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

6. What two responses did Paul ponder as he realized he was moving toward the next recurrence of his cancer or his death?

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

8. What was M&M?

9. What was Paul's first chemotherapy session like?

10. Why did Paul and Emma decide to include Avastin in his treatment plan in Part 2, Section 3?

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