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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. Where was Paul a camp counselor 15 years prior to the time described in the Prologue?
(a) Florida.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Northern California.
(d) Upstate New York.

2. How old was the guide who led Paul and other students from a neuroscience class through a facility for people who had suffered severe brain injuries in Part 1, Section 1
(a) 31.
(b) 40 something.
(c) 30 something.
(d) 25.

3. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) January 2015.
(b) March 2015.
(c) February 2014.
(d) September 2014.

4. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Las Vegas.

5. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) 11.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

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

3. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?

4. In the Prologue, when did Paul say he began losing weight and have back pain?

5. What did Paul study as an undergraduate student?

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