When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Hard

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

When Breath Becomes Air Test | Final Test - Hard

Paul Kalanithi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 long was Paul in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3?

2. How did Paul feel when he saw a large tumor on his scan in Part 2, Section 3?

3. How many pounds had Paul lost in the last week in Part 2, Section 4?

4. When Paul left the hospital after his cancer diagnois in Part 2, Section 1, how long ago had he been in the operating room?

5. How much older was Paul's oncologist than he was in Part 2, Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Paul like to suture a patient's skin after surgery?

3. What did Paul have to face like his own patients and whose help did he need to do that?

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

5. What happened during the first operation Paul performed when he returned to the operating room in Part 2, Section 2?

6. What was offered Paul if he went to work in Wisconsin?

7. What message did Paul leave for his daughter?

8. What type of chemo did Emma Hayward recommend for Paul?

9. What did Paul envision as he held his daughter for the first time?

10. How did Paul describe the way that Cady grew?

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 commented that terminal illness should have been the perfect gift for someone who wanted to understand death. Why should his illness have been a gift for Paul, and why was it so difficult for him to understand and live through his diagnosis of a terminal illness?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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