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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. What was the first surgery Paul performed when he returned after his cancer diagnosis?
(a) Craniotomy.
(b) Laminectomy.
(c) Brain clot surgery.
(d) Temporal lobectomy.

2. After two months of physical therapy, how long could Paul sit without tiring in Part 2, Section 1?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

4. After his daughter's birth, what did Paul see before him?
(a) Death.
(b) A blank page.
(c) An empty wasteland.
(d) Life.

5. 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 brothers' hotel.
(b) Sperm bank.
(c) Cancer fundraiser.
(d) His parents' hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paul was started on chemotherapy in Part 2, Section 3, how long was he to receive treatment?

2. In Part 2, Section 2, when was Paul scheduled to complete his residency?

3. A week after Paul's biopsy, where did Emma go with her kids?

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

5. When was Paul's graduation scheduled in Part 2, Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How did Paul feel about his life when he learned he had cancer at the beginning of Part 2, Section 1?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How was Paul able to be in the delivery room with Lucy?

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

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