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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. Before the cancer, what did Paul think his second career would be?
(a) Writer.
(b) History professor.
(c) Analyst.
(d) Literature professor.

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

3. What color was the pill that Paul began taking in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. What time of day was Paul's daughter born?
(a) Noon.
(b) 3:04 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 2:11 a.m.

5. When Paul was started on chemotherapy in Part 2, Section 3, how long was he to receive treatment?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul decide to do after remembering Samuel Beckett's words in Part 2, Section 2?

2. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Paul say that he and Emma were facing?

3. In Part 2, Section 2, how did Paul think he would spend his time if he knew he had three months to live?

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

5. What couldn't Paul do at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was M&M?

2. How did Paul describe his oncologist when he first met her in Part 2, Section 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Paul like to suture a patient's skin after surgery?

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