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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far was the house in Cold Spring from Manhattan where Paul visited friends in the Prologue?
(a) Five miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

3. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the man who was hurt in a motorcycle accident?
(a) 44.
(b) 22.
(c) 31.
(d) 56.

4. What color were the rocks in the desert near where Paul lived when he was a teenager?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Beige.
(c) Rusty.
(d) Red.

5. What were the names of Paul's dogs when he was a teenager?
(a) Hunter and Sparky.
(b) Snowy and Brownie.
(c) Kade and Sadie.
(d) Max and Nip.

6. How large was the town where Paul went to high school?
(a) 31,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 18,000.

7. Where did Paul stay when he was taking pre-med courses?
(a) A friend's apartment.
(b) His own apartment.
(c) Tent in a campground.
(d) Empty dormitory.

8. When working on his first cadaver, what did Paul find undigested in the stomach?
(a) Broccoli.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Hamburger.
(d) Morphine pills.

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

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

11. In Part 1, Section 3, when Paul began his residency, how many days was he at the hospital before he left?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

13. Who was the general surgery resident a few years senior to Paul, when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Alex.
(c) Rob.
(d) Jeff.

14. When Paul considered medical school in Part 1, Section 2, how much study time would it take him to get ready for medical school?
(a) Two years, six months.
(b) 36 months.
(c) One year.
(d) 18 months.

15. Where did Paul's parents meet and fall in love?
(a) France.
(b) Southern India.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the exchange students from that Paul convinced there were coyotes that lived inside cacti?

2. Where did Lucy begin her residency in Part 1, Section 3?

3. What type of tree was outside the office where Verghese met with Paul?

4. 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

5. In Part 1, Section 3, how many patients were on a list the outgoing intern gave Paul?

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