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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the poem at the beginning of the Prologue?
(a) Terrance Hayes.
(b) T. S. Eliot.
(c) Paul Laurence Dunbar.
(d) George Abbe.

2. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?
(a) After his death.
(b) When he was a resident in medical school.
(c) When he was in high school.
(d) After he married and had a child.

3. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Four times.
(d) Three times.

4. When Paul first moved to the desert with his family, what did he find when he lifted an irrigation grate?
(a) Tarantula.
(b) Black widow spider.
(c) Whip Scorpion.
(d) Wolf Spider.

5. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?
(a) Eight miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) Five miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers did Paul have?

2. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?

3. At the time Paul was suffering from weight loss and back pain, how long had he been training to be a neurosurgeon?

4. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?

5. From what book of the Bible is the quotation found that is at the beginning of Part 1, Section 1?

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