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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 day of the week did Paul find another new tumor in Part 2, Section 3?

2. When Paul did his first surgery in Part 2, Section 2, how long had it been since he had worn scrubs?

3. In Part 2, Section 4, what did Paul say that he and Emma were facing?

4. In Part 2, Section 2, when did Paul and Lucy go to church with Paul's parents?

5. What was the name of the resident who didn't want to give Paul his Tarceva in Part 2, Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?

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

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

8. Why didn't Paul attend his graduation?

9. What was M&M?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At first Paul attempted to remain the doctor and manage his own care. What made Paul realize he couldn't be the doctor but need to be the patient? How did that decision affect Paul and his outlook on his illness and the path he was taking?

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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