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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. 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.

2. On a Thursday in the Prologue, how many hours did Paul spend in the operating room on a series of complex cases?
(a) 31 hours.
(b) 22 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

3. How old was Paul in the Prologue?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 33.

4. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?
(a) Dogwood.
(b) Oak.
(c) Magnolia.
(d) Maple.

5. When did William Osler die, who Verghese said was the father of modern medicine?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Paul's parents meet and fall in love?

2. How old was Paul when his father moved the family from New York?

3. 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

4. What was Paul's mother trained to be?

5. Where did Paul's mother drive to have her children take their PSATs, SATs, and ACTs?

(see the answer key)

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