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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. What nickname did Paul's father call him?

2. In Part 2, Section 2, where did Paul fly for a job interview in February?

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

4. After Paul's cancer diagnosis and beginning treatment in Part 2, Section 1, how did he spend the bulk of his week?

5. If Paul had an EGFR mutation, how much longer might he live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Paul say that doctors don't give patients specific prognoses?

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

3. Why did Paul begin reading literature again in Part 2, Section 2?

4. When Paul viewed his first CT scan after his treatments in Part 2, Section 2, how did the scan look compared to his previous scan?

5. How was Paul able to be in the delivery room with Lucy?

6. What was Paul's first chemotherapy session like?

7. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in her office in Part 2, Section 1?

8. When Paul returned to taking full responsibility for his patients in Part 2, Section 2, how did he feel and how long did it take him to get used to the work load?

9. How did Paul feel about his life when he learned he had cancer at the beginning of Part 2, Section 1?

10. Why did Paul and Emma decide to include Avastin in his treatment plan in Part 2, Section 3?

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

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 3

Paul felt that hope left him with his cancer diagnosis. How did Paul find hope after his diagnosis, and what were some events that revealed whether Paul was able to find hope after he learned that he had cancer?

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