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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Abraham say that HIV came from?
(a) Africa.
(b) Haiti.
(c) South America.
(d) Dominican Republic.

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

3. What job was Clyde McCray working when he got sick?
(a) Graveyard digger.
(b) Sewer worker.
(c) Truck Driver.
(d) Short-order cook.

4. At the VA hospital, what was the nickname for the room where veterans were moved when they were dying?
(a) Green Room.
(b) Rose Room.
(c) Blue Room.
(d) Yellow Room.

5. For how many years did Gordon disappear?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 5, where does Abraham say he was scheduled to give an AIDS talk?
(a) Lebanon, Virginia.
(b) Norton, Virginia. Elizabethton, Tennessee.
(c) Jonesborough, Tennessee.
(d) Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

8. When does Gordon think he may have contracted AIDS?
(a) 1983 or 1984.
(b) 1982 or 1983.
(c) 1979 or 1980.
(d) 1980 or 1981.

9. What time was Abraham on his way to the ICU at the Miracle Center on June 10, 1987?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

10. When does Abraham treat his first AIDS patient?
(a) January 1987.
(b) April 1980.
(c) March 1981.
(d) July 1983.

11. How many teachers came from India to teach in Ethiopia?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 75.

12. How old was Cindy Johnson when Abraham met her?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

13. How many children did Bobby Keller have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

15. What bird did Abraham think he heard early in the morning on June 10, 1987?
(a) Scarlet Tanager.
(b) Northern mockingbird.
(c) Yellow-throated Vireo.
(d) Yellow warbler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Abraham's infectious disease mentor in Tennessee?

2. How many hour shifts would Abraham pull on weekends during his internship and residency in Johnson City?

3. How many days after Scotty Daws was admitted to the Miracle Center did he lose the ability to speak?

4. What airline would Abraham fly when he went to Tennessee?

5. How old were Fred Goodson and Otis Jackson?

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