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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 Burroughs Wellcome announce they would charge for one year of AZT in 1987?

2. Who suggested shutting down Wall Street as a means of protest at the meeting for advocacy and protests described in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. How old was Griffin Gold when he was hospitalized in July of 1988?

4. Who was Stephen Roach's lover who accompanied him to the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company that produced AL721 in 1987?

5. What influential community newsletter did John James publish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall signify for AIDS activists?

2. What is GLAAD? When and where was it founded?

3. How does the author describe his experience with Dr. Metroka in Part 4, Chapter 3?

4. What organizations were represented at the preliminary meeting for a formal Patient Constituency Working Group within the ACTG program in 1990?

5. How does the author describe the emotional toll of the AIDS epidemic in the Epilogue?

6. What were the repercussions for Mark Harrington's article "Anatomy of a Disaster"?

7. How had the budget and circumstances of GMHC changed by 1987?

8. What is CD8?

9. What is The Celluloid Closet about and when was it produced?

10. Why is The Making of the Atomic Bomb discussed in Part 4, Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the drug AZT. When was AZT developed? What was it developed to treat? How does AZT work within the body to combat AIDS?

Essay Topic 2

Describe author David France's work with different AIDS activist groups in the 1980s. With what organizations was France involved? What role did he play in the organization(s)? How did France's involvement affect him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Clinton administration's response to the AIDS crisis. What measures did Bill Clinton enact to promote research and treatment for the disease? How did Clinton restructure the federal AIDS commission?

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