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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet did Paul study for his thesis at Stanford?
(a) Stephen Vincent Benet.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) George Abbe.

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

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

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

5. How many years of training did Paul have before him when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

6. When did Verghese meet Paul?
(a) February 2014.
(b) January 2015.
(c) September 2014.
(d) March 2015.

7. In Part 1, Section 3, how many hours were residents working a week?
(a) 60.
(b) 45.
(c) 100.
(d) 88.

8. What was Paul's wife's, Lucy, profession?
(a) Internist.
(b) Radiologist.
(c) Professor.
(d) Lawyer.

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

10. How old was Paul's first patient who died in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) 67.
(b) 82.
(c) 74.
(d) 53.

11. Who was Paul's co-resident when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Heather.
(b) Megan.
(c) Joann.
(d) Victoria.

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

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

14. Who lectured at Yale School of Medicine when Paul and Lucy attended there?
(a) Shep Nuland.
(b) Seth R. Axelrod.
(c) James J Abrahams.
(d) Peter H. Addy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paul and his friends raided the school cafeteria in Part 1, Section 1, what did they dress as?

2. How many times did Verghese meet with Paul?

3. Where did Paul's op-ed "How Long Have I Got Left" get published?

4. What percent of people choose their jobs based upon pay, work environment, and hours?

5. What was Paul's middle name?

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