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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?
2. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1
3. Who was the general surgery resident a few years senior to Paul, when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
4. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?
5. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the first X-rays Paul had reveal and what did the doctor think his issues were?
2. What was the intern's role when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
3. How does Verghese describe the meeting he had with Paul?
4. In Part 1, Section 3, who was the first patient Paul lost, and how did she die?
5. How would Paul and his friends spends their afternoons in Arizona?
6. What hours did residents work according to Paul in Part 1, Section 3?
7. What did Paul's mother fear the most in Arizona?
8. Why did Paul study literature and philosophy and also neuroscience?
9. What did Paul believe setting aside literature would do for him?
10. What was Paul's memorial service like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Paul finished his undergraduate studies, he was still looking for the definition of a biological philosophy. What was a biological philosophy, and why wasn't Paul able to define the term to his satisfaction? How did his dissatisfaction with the answers he found lead him to further academic studies?
Essay Topic 2
Paul believed that somber, respectful medical students often transformed into callous, arrogant doctors. What experiences did medical students have that transformed them into calloused, arrogant doctors? Why did they often forget the human side of medicine as their studies progressed?
Essay Topic 3
Paul chose to keep his mental faculties and speech intact, over the health of his body. What steps did Paul and his doctors take to help him retain his mental faculties and speech? Why was it so important to Paul to preserve thought and speech and what did that reveal about him?
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