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

2. What year did Abraham hear from Essie Vines again?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1988.

3. Where did Fred Goodson live when he quit trying to hide the fact that he was gay?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Illinois.
(d) West Virginia.

4. On June 10, 1987, what caused a mini traffic jam on Dogwood Avenue.
(a) A semi with a flat tire.
(b) A minor fender bender.
(c) Two veterans shuffling across the road.
(d) Two ducks crossing the road.

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

6. 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) An ICU nurse.
(c) Claire.
(d) A beefy intern.

7. What type of car did Clyde's male lover drive?
(a) Olds Delta 88.
(b) Buick Regal.
(c) Chrysler New Yorker.
(d) Lincoln Town Car.

8. Where did Essie's brother move when he first finished high school?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Kingsport.
(c) Miami.
(d) Atlanta.

9. Where were Ed Maupin and Bobby Keller from?
(a) Blacksburg, Virginia.
(b) Meadowview, Virginia.
(c) Norman, Virginia.
(d) Abingdon, Virginia.

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

11. How many lovers had Gordon had?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

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

14. On what floor of the hospital was Gordon placed when he was admitted?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 3rd.

15. What was Bobby Keller's favorite dessert?
(a) Resurrection by Chocolate.
(b) Caramel ice cream sundae with pecans.
(c) White chocolate mousse.
(d) Angel food cake with strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abraham sing to his son Steven for a goodnight song?

2. How many children did Bobby Keller have?

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

4. How old were many of the patients at the Mountain Home VA when they began smoking?

5. Who was the nurse who assisted Abraham in the Infectious Disease clinic?

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