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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. Who from the pharmaceutical industry showed Stephen Roach how to make AL721?

2. Who headed a committee called Issues for ACT UP alongside Iris Long?

3. How many people attended the first ACT UP protest on Wall Street?

4. From where did Char and Jack Gould travel to see their son Doug when he was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital?

5. For what novel had Nora Ephron recently received bestselling success in 1987?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Andy Humm and what are his contributions to the cause?

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

3. When and where was The Normal Heart produced? What is it about?

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

5. What is the CRI and where is it based?

6. What do KS lesions refer to?

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

8. What is CD8?

9. What was the Actions committee of ACT UP responsible for?

10. Who is Michael Petrelis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life and career of Larry Kramer. What was Kramer's profession? How did Kramer become involved in AIDS activism? What achievements did Kramer attain as an activist?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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