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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. What day of the week did Paul find another new tumor in Part 2, Section 3?

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

3. When Paul did his first surgery in Part 2, Section 2, how long had it been since he had worn scrubs?

4. How many years before Paul treated Mr. R in Part 2, Section 3, had he had another patient with Gerstmann's syndrome?

5. After his daughter's birth, how did Paul describe time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paul alter his physical therapy program once he decided to go back to the operating room?

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

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

4. What was offered Paul if he went to work in Wisconsin?

5. What did Paul envision as he held his daughter for the first time?

6. Why did Paul and Emma decide to include Avastin in his treatment plan in Part 2, Section 3?

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

8. What two responses did Paul ponder as he realized he was moving toward the next recurrence of his cancer or his death?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul wondered if he would be able to face death with integrity. In what ways did Paul face death with integrity? What people in his life enabled him to face death with integrity? What role did his character play in helping him face death with integrity?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The last section of the book is title "Cease Not till Death." In what ways did Paul not quit living during his illness? Why was it important for him to keep living and hoping until his last breath?

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