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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 3, what was the name of the mother whose child had a large brain tumor?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Claire.
(c) Angela.
(d) Gina.

2. How many years before Paul treated Mr. R in Part 2, Section 3, had he had another patient with Gerstmann's syndrome?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

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

4. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

5. Who wrote the poem at the end of Part 2, Section 3, that Paul quoted?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Paul in the ICU in Part 2, Section 3?

2. When was Paul's graduation scheduled in Part 2, Section 3?

3. In what Shakespearean play did the character Gloucester complain about human fate?

4. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?

5. How long did Paul live after his cancer diagnosis?

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