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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. How many brothers did Paul have?

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

3. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what did Paul believe his career would be?

4. Where did Lucy begin her residency in Part 1, Section 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Paul believe setting aside literature would do for him?

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

3. How did Paul view language at the beginning of Part 1, Section 2?

4. What two jobs did Paul apply for during his sophomore summer?

5. By the end of medical school, what did most students focus on for their specialties?

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

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

8. What hours did residents work according to Paul in Part 1, Section 3?

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

10. How did Paul describe his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Paul was a rare physician who loved and understood literature. How did Paul use literature and his medical studies to understand life and the human existence?

Essay Topic 3

Paul faced his mortality after his cancer diagnosis. What did he mean by facing his mortality, and how did coming to terms with his mortality help him find meaning in his life and death?

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