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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 2, where were some of Paul's college friends headed to pursue a life in the arts?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Hollywood.
(d) Stratford-on-Avon.

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

3. What was Paul's father's occupation?
(a) Internist.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Cardiologist.

4. In Part 1, Section 2, how long did Paul study at Cambridge?
(a) Nine months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) 18 months.

5. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Paul meet, Lucy, the woman who would become his wife?

3. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?

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

5. How many weeks premature was Paul's brother Suman when he was born?

(see the answer key)

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