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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 op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?
2. Who was Paul's co-resident when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
3. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
4. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?
5. What was the name of Paul's girlfriend when he lived in Kingman?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Paul's father move his family to Arizona?
2. Why did Mari, a fellow medical student with Paul, feel relief and then shame when a surgery was called off at the end of Part 1, Section 2?
3. How did Paul view language at the beginning of Part 1, Section 2?
4. What happened to Paul's co-resident, Jeff?
5. What did the first X-rays Paul had reveal and what did the doctor think his issues were?
6. How did Paul feel when he made a trip to New York in the Prologue?
7. What was wrong with Matthew, an eight-year-old, in Part 1, Section 3 and how successful was treatment?
8. Why did Paul study literature and philosophy and also neuroscience?
9. What was the intern's role when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
10. What were some of the first symptoms Paul had experienced?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the book was "When Breath Becomes Air." What does that title mean and how did Paul's breath become air?
Essay Topic 2
Paul decided to push himself to return to the operating room. Why did Paul push himself to return to the operating room, and how did he use ambition to get his skills and stamina back?
Essay Topic 3
When Paul graduated from high school, becoming a doctor was last on his list of careers. What was Paul's experience with medicine and why was he so against becoming a doctor at that time in his life?
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