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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part 1, Section 3, how old was the boy named Matthew who had a tumor abutting his hypothalamus?
2. Who was Paul's co-resident when he began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
3. In the Prologue, what did Paul's weight drop to when he began having chest pain?
4. For glioblastoma, what percent of patients were alive two years after surgery?
5. When did Thomas Browne write "Religio Medici"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Paul believe setting aside literature would do for him?
2. How did Paul's father inspire him?
3. How did Paul describe his father?
4. What were some of the first symptoms Paul had experienced?
5. What did the first X-rays Paul had reveal and what did the doctor think his issues were?
6. In Part 1, Section 3, who was the first patient Paul lost, and how did she die?
7. How did Paul view language at the beginning of Part 1, Section 2?
8. What was Paul's educational journey?
9. Why did Lucy, Paul's girlfriend in Part 1, Section 2, cry when she viewed an EKG while studying at Paul's apartment?
10. What was the intern's role when Paul began his residency in Part 1, Section 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The title of the book was "When Breath Becomes Air." What does that title mean and how did Paul's breath become air?
Essay Topic 2
Lucy expected to only feel empty and heartbroken after Paul's death. What range of emotions did she feel besides heartbreak? In what ways was she still taking part in the life they had created, and how did that help her move beyond heartbreak?
Essay Topic 3
When Paul graduated from high school, becoming a doctor was last on his list of careers. What was Paul's experience with medicine and why was he so against becoming a doctor at that time in his life?
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