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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. How much money did Rosen receive for the AIDS Institute on February 27, 1985 from Albany for education money?

2. How old was the author when he first visited New York City?

3. Who is the former prosecutor who advocated for the legal needs of the sick at the newly founded GMHC?

4. What do OIs refer to?

5. Where was Tom Ho taken when he became ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does GRID mean and where did this term originate?

2. What were the Stonewall riots and when did they occur?

3. What is GMHC and how was it founded?

4. Who is Anita Bryant and in what context is she discussed in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What is Bactrim and why was it used on patients with HIV/AIDS?

6. How does David France describe his visit home in late 1983?

7. Who was Mathidle Krim and what led her to AIDS research?

8. When was the first news of the plague that would later be called AIDS revealed in a noted media publication? What information was revealed?

9. What is suramin and how did it come to be tested for the treatment of AIDS?

10. What was Jane Teas the first to discover in AIDS research?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Reagan administration's response to the AIDS crisis. How and when did Reagan publicly address the issue? What did he do to help progress in research and treatment? What amount did he budget for AIDS research?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the AIDS Medical Foundation (amfAR). When and where was it established? By whom? What was its mission?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of How to Survive a Plague. From what perspective does David France relate the narrative? How would you characterize the author's writing style? How would this narrative differ if related from a different perspective?

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