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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. How many churches were in Johnson City in 1987?
(a) 72.
(b) 84.
(c) 57.
(d) 69.

2. What was Fred Goodson's occupation when he met Abraham?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Law.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Plumbing.

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

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

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

6. When were the brick buildings built for the Mountain Home VA?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1912.

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

8. What did Vickie McCray always wear in the first year that Abraham knew her?
(a) A pair of red rubber boots.
(b) A red, white, and blue headband.
(c) Red polka-dotted bandanna.
(d) A pair of pink cowboy boots.

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

10. Where did Gordon have his HIV test done?
(a) Dade County, Florida.
(b) Polk County, Iowa.
(c) Shelby County, Tennessee.
(d) Fulton County, Georgia.

11. What did Abraham like to do on Sunday mornings?
(a) Go jogging.
(b) Play golf.
(c) Go for walks with his family.
(d) Play tennis.

12. After a code blue was called on a young man admitted in August of 1985 to the Johnson City Medical Center, who performed the chest compression?
(a) Ray.
(b) Claire.
(c) A beefy intern.
(d) An ICU nurse.

13. What was Abraham's favorite doughnut?
(a) Powdered strawberry-filled donut.
(b) Glazed blueberry donut.
(c) Chocolate glazed donut.
(d) Chocolate iced donut with sprinkles.

14. What subject did Abraham's parents teach?
(a) Botany.
(b) Physics.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job was Clyde McCray working when he got sick?

2. How long were church services that Abraham attended as a child in Ethiopia?

3. What year did Abraham hear from Essie Vines again?

4. Where were Ed Maupin and Bobby Keller from?

5. Where did Bobby Keller and Ed Maupin go to meet other gay men?

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