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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 many AIDS cases were reported by February 20, 1985, with half of them dead?
2. Where was Dr. Barbara Starrett working as the director of lesbian and gay medical services when she encountered her first patient with signs of AIDS?
3. Before the spread of AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma struck how many Americans out of every three million, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
4. Who had just assumed the position as the CDC director in March of 1985?
5. Who is the New York Times science writer whom Dr. Friedman-Kien called to report on the sudden emergence of KS, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is AZT and who developed it?
2. How many people still die of AIDS every year around the globe (as of the book's publication in 2016)? Why?
3. What is HTLV-3 and who discovered it?
4. Who wrote the novel Faggots and what was controversial about this book?
5. Who is Anita Bryant and in what context is she discussed in Part 1, Chapter 1?
6. Who is Richard Berkowitz and what led him to activism?
7. What is significant about John O'Connor's instillation as archbishop of New York in 1984?
8. What comparisons does the author make regarding AIDS research and funding in New York City versus San Francisco in early 1984?
9. What was Jane Teas the first to discover in AIDS research?
10. What does ACT UP refer to? When, where, and by whom was it established?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the organization GLAAD. When was GLAAD founded? Why was GLAAD founded? What actions did GLAAD take to change the circumstances of gay, lesbian, and AIDS-afflicted persons?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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