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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 - Medium

Abraham Verghese
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Fred Goodson's occupation when he met Abraham?
(a) Law.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Accounting.

2. What organization did Olivia Sells work for?
(a) University Physicians Group.
(b) Johnson City Medical Center.
(c) Red Cross.
(d) VA.

3. What size was Vickie and Clyde McCray's trailer?
(a) 45 ft. by 15 ft.
(b) 65 ft. by 20 ft.
(c) 50 ft. by 10 ft.
(d) 60 ft. by 12 ft.

4. What type of car did Abraham drive?
(a) Datsun 280Z.
(b) Chevy Corvette.
(c) Nissan 300 ZX.
(d) Pontiac Fiero.

5. When did the young man admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center August of 1985 die?
(a) 2 weeks later.
(b) 24 hours later.
(c) 36 hours later.
(d) 3 weeks later.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the brick buildings built for the Mountain Home VA?

2. What did Ed Maupin do for a living?

3. What airline would Abraham fly when he went to Tennessee?

4. By June of 1987, how many AIDS patients had been seen at the VA hospital?

5. Why had Scotty Daws come to the emergency room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was done with the respirator that was used on the first AIDS patient in Johnson City in 1985?

2. Why were Abraham's first days in Boston anxious and disorienting?

3. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

4. What are some places where Abraham goes with his son Steven in the evening?

5. How had Abraham's Wednesday afternoon clinic changed by 1987?

6. What does a doctor look for in a patient exam?

7. What did Abraham learn about unexplained fevers in AIDS patients as he gained experience?

8. What does Gordon tell Essie about the vision of Jesus that he saw?

9. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

10. What lingers in his mind when Abraham thinks back to his first AIDS patients?

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