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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. After Paul's second CT scan in Part 2, Section 2, how long did Emma say that a patient was on Tarceva without a problem?

2. What college reunion did Paul celebrate at Stanford after his daughter's birth?

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

4. In Part 2, Section 2, how did Paul think he would spend his time if he knew he had three months to live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What message did Paul leave for his daughter?

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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