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Abraham Verghese
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were the "girls" who worked in the offices of the tobacco warehouses calculating the worth of baskets of tobacco?
(a) 60s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 20s.

2. Who was Clyde's male lover?
(a) Brian.
(b) Jewell.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Bubba.

3. How many days after Scotty Daws was admitted to the Miracle Center did he lose the ability to speak?
(a) 15 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 12 days.

4. How long were church services that Abraham attended as a child in Ethiopia?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

5. What is the nickname interns gave Johnson City Medical Center?
(a) Miracle Center.
(b) JCMC.
(c) The Med.
(d) The Sweatshop.

6. What color boots did one of the men have who flew from New York to see the young man who was admitted to Johnson City Medical Center in August, 1985?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

7. How old were many of the patients at the Mountain Home VA when they began smoking?
(a) 14 or 15.
(b) 17 or 18.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 9 or 10.

8. Who was Abraham's research assistant for his experiments with hamsters?
(a) Peggy Wyatt.
(b) Abigail Smythe.
(c) Betty Franzus.
(d) Martha Simmons.

9. What type of car did Vickie McCray drive?
(a) Cavalier.
(b) Probe.
(c) Escort.
(d) Torino.

10. What happened to Gordon two nights after he and his father came for a checkup with Abraham?
(a) He fell down the stairs.
(b) He had a stroke.
(c) He was diagnosed with encephalitis.
(d) He got pneumonia.

11. What was Otis Jackson's occupation?
(a) Cook.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Baker.
(d) Electrician.

12. What was Otis Jackson's CD4 count?
(a) 42.
(b) 30.
(c) 24.
(d) 15.

13. Who babysat Steven, Abraham's son?
(a) Louise Southerd.
(b) Amanda Johnson.
(c) Eloise Stokes.
(d) Rebecca Davidson.

14. What did Abraham sing to his son Steven for a goodnight song?
(a) "Brahms Lullaby".
(b) "Day is Done".
(c) "You are My Sunshine".
(d) "Puff the Magic Dragon".

15. How old was Abraham's first AIDS patient?
(a) 40s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Fred Goodson study his junior year in college?

2. When did Abraham arrive in America as a rookie doctor?

3. What time was Abraham on his way to the ICU at the Miracle Center on June 10, 1987?

4. How many times was Gordon hospitalized with bronchitis between the ages of 4-7?

5. What type of clothes was Gordon buried in?

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