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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 - Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
(a) 175 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 135 pounds.
(d) 145 pounds.

2. What was Paul's mother trained to be?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Physiologist.
(c) Pediatrician.
(d) Psychiatrist.

3. For glioblastoma, what percent of patients were alive two years after surgery?
(a) One.
(b) 20.
(c) Five.
(d) 11.

4. Where did Paul begin his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Boston U.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Stanford.

5. in Part 1, Section 3, what was Paul's typical lunch?
(a) Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
(b) Ham sandwich and Sprite.
(c) Egg salad sandwich.
(d) Diet Coke and an ice cream sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of training did Paul have before him when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?

2. When did Abraham Verghese get to know Paul?

3. In Part 1, Section 3, why was a child shot in the head that Paul treated?

4. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?

5. During Paul's early days of med school, his first day, what class did he have before he got to the cadavers?

(see the answer key)

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