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

2. In Part 2, Section 4, when had Paul's hair thinned the most?
(a) After 3 chemotherapy treatments.
(b) In the last month.
(c) After first chemotherapy treatment.
(d) In the last week.

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

4. What did Paul decide to do after remembering Samuel Beckett's words in Part 2, Section 2?
(a) Become a history professor.
(b) Go into family medicine.
(c) Go back to the OR.
(d) Become a literature professor.

5. How many pounds had Paul lost in the last week in Part 2, Section 4?
(a) 15.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Section 1, after his diagnosis, what animal did Paul compare himself to?

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

3. How long after Paul counseled a family to withdraw life support for their son, did the parents show up with a video showing their son playing the piano?

4. In Part 2, Section 3, who went with Paul to his first chemotherapy session?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 feel about his life when he learned he had cancer at the beginning of Part 2, Section 1?

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

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

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

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