3. What convenience store chain canceled health insurance for any of its 26,000 employees with AIDS unless it was contracted through a blood transfusion or errant spouse in 1988?

4. In 1990 there was one AIDS death in America in what span of time?

5. Who was Reagan's surgeon general who mailed an educational brochure on AIDS to every household in the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is CD4?

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

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

5. What is zalcitabine?

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

7. Who is Michael Petrelis?

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

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

10. Who is Mark Harrington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the career and work of Dr. Joseph Sonnebend. Where is Sonnabend from? How did he first learn about the disease that would be called AIDS? What prompted him to research the virus?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Mark Harrington's life, career, and work. What was Mark Harrington's profession? How did he become involved in activist groups? What role did he play in those groups?

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