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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. In Part 1, Section 3, what did Paul say his father said lobster and steak would look like?

2. In Part 1, Section 2, how long did Paul study at Cambridge?

3. Who was the general surgery resident a few years senior to Paul, when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

4. In Part 1, Section 3, when Paul began his residency, how many days was he at the hospital before he left?

5. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Paul's mother fear the most in Arizona?

2. Why wasn't technical excellence enough as Paul treated patients during his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

3. How would Paul and his friends spends their afternoons in Arizona?

4. Why did Lucy, Paul's girlfriend in Part 1, Section 2, cry when she viewed an EKG while studying at Paul's apartment?

5. What was wrong with Matthew, an eight-year-old, in Part 1, Section 3 and how successful was treatment?

6. What were some of the things that Paul's mother did in order to see that her children were educated?

7. What were some of the first symptoms Paul had experienced?

8. How did Paul feel when he made a trip to New York in the Prologue?

9. Why did Paul study literature and philosophy and also neuroscience?

10. What did the first X-rays Paul had reveal and what did the doctor think his issues were?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The last section of the book is title "Cease Not till Death." In what ways did Paul not quit living during his illness? Why was it important for him to keep living and hoping until his last breath?

Essay Topic 2

Paul's life was shaped by events and people from his childhood. What were the main events and people that shaped who Paul became and how did those events and people shape his life? What was the strongest influence and why?

Essay Topic 3

Paul felt that he lost the ability to chose the path his life was taking. Why did Paul feel after his illness that he no longer could choose his own path? How did he cope with that realization and how did he view the path his life was taking at that point in time?

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