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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 was the name of Paul's oncologist in Part 2, Section 1?

2. How long was Paul in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3?

3. What stage lung cancer did Paul have?

4. A week after Paul's biopsy, where did Emma go with her kids?

5. In Part 2, Section 2, how often did Emma want to see Paul at her office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Paul see on a CT scan at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, and how did he feel about what he saw?

3. What two responses did Paul ponder as he realized he was moving toward the next recurrence of his cancer or his death?

4. What message did Paul leave for his daughter?

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

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

7. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul's college studies were mainly a search for the meaning of life. How did Paul search for meaning in life and what influences, experiences, and studies lead him to a definition of the meaning of life? How did he define what gave life meaning?

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 believed that somber, respectful medical students often transformed into callous, arrogant doctors. What experiences did medical students have that transformed them into calloused, arrogant doctors? Why did they often forget the human side of medicine as their studies progressed?

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