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Abraham Verghese
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Final 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. Where does Abraham meet Will Johnson Jr. to learn about his father's death?
(a) An Italian restaurant.
(b) A fast food restaurant.
(c) A Mexican restaurant.
(d) Pizza Hut.

2. By 1989, how many HIV-infected patients were in Abraham's practice?
(a) Around 75.
(b) Around 85.
(c) Over 90.
(d) Over 80.

3. When Luther Hines first stumbled out of Abraham's clinic refusing admission, how many days did Abraham and Carol think he might live?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. Who tried to be first in the chow line at the VA hospital?
(a) Dave Wyatt.
(b) Phil Dickinson.
(c) Bill Browning.
(d) Bill Mulrooney.

5. What flower did Vickie show Abraham when he visited the trailer?
(a) Passionflower.
(b) Bee Balm.
(c) Birdfoot Violet.
(d) Swamp dogwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the first report of HIV-mononucleosis come from?

2. What was read at Will's gravesite?

3. When did the blood test for HIV become available?

4. When, at the end of the book, did Abraham leave Tennessee?

5. What did Dr. Presnell first consider as a diagnosis for Will's condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the administrator of the Miracle Center ask to speak with Abraham?

2. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

3. What experience did Petie Granger and his mother have when they visited the family physician?

4. What brought Vickie, Bobby, and Jacko together?

5. Why wasn't Luther Hines staying with his parents?

6. What did Will ask the preacher to tell the congregation at his funeral?

7. Why, after Norman's death, does Abraham always decide to have morphine available for his patients?

8. Why does Will Johnson tell Abraham that he and his wife are not facing HIV alone?

9. What did an intern warn Bess Johnson about?

10. What miracle did Norman Sanger witness when he was in his teens?

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