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

2. In Part 2, Section 4, how many years did Emma say that Paul had left?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

3. When did Paul say that the word "hope" first appeared in English?
(a) About 1,000 years ago.
(b) 500 years ago.
(c) About 3,000 years ago.
(d) 2,000 years ago.

4. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Paul say that he and Emma were facing?
(a) Coming up with a treatment plan.
(b) More tests.
(c) Indecision.
(d) An abyss.

5. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Emma say was Paul's next step after his discharge from the hospital?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Physical therapy.
(c) Get stronger.
(d) Tarceva.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Paul began operating again in Part 2, Section 2, how long did it take before he was operating a nearly full load?

2. How did Paul feel when he saw a large tumor on his scan in Part 2, Section 3?

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

4. In what Shakespearean play did the character Gloucester complain about human fate?

5. In Part 2, Section 2, how long after Paul started treatment did he have his first CT scan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?

4. What was M&M?

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

6. What did Paul have to face like his own patients and whose help did he need to do that?

7. What was offered Paul if he went to work in Wisconsin?

8. How did Paul describe himself and his condition at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?

9. When Paul returned to taking full responsibility for his patients in Part 2, Section 2, how did he feel and how long did it take him to get used to the work load?

10. What message did Paul leave for his daughter?

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