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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul read in Part 2, Section 2, as he turned to literature again?
(a) Solzhenitsyn.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Kierkgaard.
(d) Dostoyevsky.

2. After Paul had his first CT scan in Part 2, Section 2, how many nodules showed on the scan?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. In Part 2, Section 2, where did Paul fly for a job interview in February?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Wisconsin.

4. What couldn't Paul do at the beginning of Part 2, Section 4?
(a) Walk.
(b) Write.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Read.

5. After Paul began operating again in Part 2, Section 2, how long did it take before he was operating a nearly full load?
(a) A month.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music did Paul like to listen to in the operating room.

2. At the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, how many more scans was Paul to have before finishing residency?

3. How many pounds had Paul lost in the last week in Part 2, Section 4?

4. In Part 2, Section 2, how long after Paul started treatment did he have his first CT scan?

5. Why did Paul have a resident take over during the first surgery he did after his cancer diagnosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Paul see on a CT scan at the beginning of Part 2, Section 3, and how did he feel about what he saw?

2. What type of chemo did Emma Hayward recommend for Paul?

3. Where did Paul and Lucy go after speaking with his oncologist for the first time in her office in Part 2, Section 1?

4. Why did Paul say that doctors don't give patients specific prognoses?

5. How did Paul like to suture a patient's skin after surgery?

6. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?

7. What happened during the first operation Paul performed when he returned to the operating room in Part 2, Section 2?

8. How did Paul describe the way that Cady grew?

9. When Paul returned to taking full responsibility for his patients in Part 2, Section 2, how did he feel and how long did it take him to get used to the work load?

10. How did Paul feel about his life when he learned he had cancer at the beginning of Part 2, Section 1?

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