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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Abraham Verghese
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Abraham's parents born?
(a) Calicut, India.
(b) Kerala, India.
(c) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(d) Jimma, Ethiopia.

2. Where were Ed Maupin and Bobby Keller from?
(a) Norman, Virginia.
(b) Abingdon, Virginia.
(c) Meadowview, Virginia.
(d) Blacksburg, Virginia.

3. What happened to Gordon two nights after he and his father came for a checkup with Abraham?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He fell down the stairs.
(c) He was diagnosed with encephalitis.
(d) He got pneumonia.

4. What was Otis Jackson's occupation?
(a) Cook.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Baker.
(d) Electrician.

5. When does Gordon think he may have contracted AIDS?
(a) 1982 or 1983.
(b) 1980 or 1981.
(c) 1979 or 1980.
(d) 1983 or 1984.

6. What type of clothes was Gordon buried in?
(a) Overalls and a flannel shirt.
(b) A white suit, silk tie, shirt, and handkerchief.
(c) Blue jeans and a button-down shirt.
(d) A black suit, red tie, and white shirt.

7. How old was Abraham when his second son was born?
(a) 35.
(b) 34.
(c) 32.
(d) 31.

8. Who was Abraham's research assistant for his experiments with hamsters?
(a) Martha Simmons.
(b) Abigail Smythe.
(c) Betty Franzus.
(d) Peggy Wyatt.

9. What did Abraham like to do on Sunday mornings?
(a) Play tennis.
(b) Go for walks with his family.
(c) Play golf.
(d) Go jogging.

10. About how many breaths was Gordon breathing per minute the first time that Abraham examined him?
(a) 20 breaths per minute.
(b) 30 breaths per minute.
(c) 40 breaths per minute.
(d) 15 breaths per minute.

11. How old were many of the patients at the Mountain Home VA when they began smoking?
(a) 14 or 15.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 17 or 18.
(d) 9 or 10.

12. When does Abraham treat his first AIDS patient?
(a) March 1981.
(b) April 1980.
(c) July 1983.
(d) January 1987.

13. On June 10, 1987, what time did Abraham head for home?
(a) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 5, where does Abraham say he was scheduled to give an AIDS talk?
(a) Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
(b) Jonesborough, Tennessee.
(c) Norton, Virginia. Elizabethton, Tennessee.
(d) Lebanon, Virginia.

15. How long after the first AIDS patient is treated in Johnson City does Abraham return to Tennessee?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Abraham's first AIDS patient?

2. What type of cancer had Essie had?

3. What was Gordon's temperature when Abraham examined him for the first time?

4. How many days after Scotty Daws was admitted to the Miracle Center did he lose the ability to speak?

5. How old was Cindy Johnson when Abraham met her?

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