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

2. Where did Norman Sanger's wife Claire move after Norman died?

3. How many good years did Norman promise Claire when he asked her to marry him?

4. How many years did Otis live in California?

5. What part of the body does acalculous cholecystitis affect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did an intern warn Bess Johnson about?

2. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

3. Why does Abraham believe that HIV is a disease that has been imported to east Tennessee?

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

5. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

7. In February of 1988, why did Abraham's duties at the VA take on a new twist?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss whether AIDS and Abraham's work with AIDS caused problems in his marriage. Use examples from "My Own Country".

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from "My Own Country", discuss the reasons why Abraham decided to specialize in infectious diseases.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why the staff at the VA hospital sometimes had problems with foreign physicians. Use examples from the book.

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