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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. When Paul had performed surgery before his cancer diagnosis in Part 2, Section 1, how many hours was he in the operating room?
2. Who wrote the poem at the end of Part 2, Section 3, that Paul quoted?
3. In Part 2, Section 2, when did Paul and Lucy go to church with Paul's parents?
4. When Paul left the hospital after his cancer diagnois in Part 2, Section 1, how long ago had he been in the operating room?
5. What nickname did Paul's father call him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Paul alter his physical therapy program once he decided to go back to the operating room?
2. What two responses did Paul ponder as he realized he was moving toward the next recurrence of his cancer or his death?
3. What were Paul's oncologist's credentials?
4. 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?
5. How was Paul able to be in the delivery room with Lucy?
6. When Paul viewed his first CT scan after his treatments in Part 2, Section 2, how did the scan look compared to his previous scan?
7. What message did Paul leave for his daughter?
8. What was offered Paul if he went to work in Wisconsin?
9. How did Paul feel about his life when he learned he had cancer at the beginning of Part 2, Section 1?
10. How did Paul like to suture a patient's skin after surgery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paul's college studies were mainly a search for the meaning of life. How did Paul search for meaning in life and what influences, experiences, and studies lead him to a definition of the meaning of life? How did he define what gave life meaning?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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