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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. In Part 2, Section 3, who went with Paul to his first chemotherapy session?
2. How long after Paul counseled a family to withdraw life support for their son, did the parents show up with a video showing their son playing the piano?
3. In what Shakespearean play did the character Gloucester complain about human fate?
4. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Emma say was Paul's next step after his discharge from the hospital?
5. In Part 2, Section 4, how did Emma make her pronouncement about how much time Paul had left?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was offered Paul if he went to work in Wisconsin?
2. How did Paul like to suture a patient's skin after surgery?
3. What happened during the first operation Paul performed when he returned to the operating room in Part 2, Section 2?
4. What was M&M?
5. 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?
6. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in her office in Part 2, Section 1?
7. How did Paul describe himself and his condition at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?
8. How did Paul describe his oncologist when he first met her in Part 2, Section 1?
9. Why did Paul say that doctors don't give patients specific prognoses?
10. 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?
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
Paul believed that science and faith led to truth. Why did Paul believe that both science and faith were necessary to find meaning in life? How did the two help Paul find meaning in his life?
Essay Topic 3
Lucy expected to only feel empty and heartbroken after Paul's death. What range of emotions did she feel besides heartbreak? In what ways was she still taking part in the life they had created, and how did that help her move beyond heartbreak?
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