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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. When does the author describe visiting New York City for the first time in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1982.

2. Who from the pharmaceutical industry showed Stephen Roach how to make AL721?
(a) John Douglas Crane.
(b) Howard Moody.
(c) Claire Klepner.
(d) Scott Bernard.

3. Who at Lambda Legal Defense is cited in Part 2, Chapter 3 as saying, "It's time we had a mayor who used all his power to bring about this protection" regarding Executive Order 50 (166)?
(a) John Hale.
(b) Tim Sweeney.
(c) John O'Connor.
(d) Chuck Ortleb.

4. For whom is the memorial service that is described in the Prologue?
(a) Spencer Cox.
(b) Gregg Bordowitz.
(c) David Webster.
(d) Dr. Stanley F. Yolles.

5. What was Gregg Bordowitz's profession?
(a) Experimental filmmaker.
(b) Bookstore clerk.
(c) Attorney in training.
(d) Stock bond trader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What philanthropist donated $1,000 to Dr. Friedman-Kien's research because she was worried about her gay brother?

3. Where did Berkowitz move in 1985 at the invitation of a kind former client?

4. With whom did Larry Kramer have a nasty separation, leading to Kramer's turning against the gay world entirely, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. How many chapters did the ACT UP organization count at its peak?

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