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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what novel had Nora Ephron recently received bestselling success in 1987?
(a) Lonely Heart.
(b) Chuckaroo.
(c) When Harry Met Sally.
(d) Heartburn.

2. What does GRID stand for?
(a) Gay-related internal destruction.
(b) Gay-related immune deficiency.
(c) Gay retroviral immune deficiency.
(d) Gamma-ray intensity diagonistics.

3. What drug was shown in studies to be nearly 100% effective in preventing PCP in at-risk populations in the mid-1970s?
(a) AZT.
(b) DDI.
(c) Bactrim.
(d) Pentamidine.

4. How much money did Burroughs Wellcome announce they would charge for one year of AZT in 1987?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $10,000.

5. The two-step procedure for blood testing for HTLV-3/LAV used a method called ELISA and another called what?
(a) Level One.
(b) Western Blot.
(c) Set values.
(d) Red Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pharmaceutical company did Dr. Sonnabend hammer away at for a supply of AL721 in 1987?

2. For whom is the memorial service that is described in the Prologue?

3. What term refers to an extreme or irrational fear of heights?

4. Where did Edmund White live and write in 1987?

5. What are the raw materials called that cancer cells use to make new DNA necessary for rapid cell divisions?

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