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

Abraham Verghese
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Abraham Verghese
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hymn was sung at Bess Johnson's funeral?
(a) "Abide With Me".
(b) "Holy, Holy, Holy".
(c) "Day by Day".
(d) "How Great Thou Art".

2. By the time Abraham attended a national infectious diseases meeting, how many patients was he caring for alone?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 35.
(d) 65.

3. How many years did Otis live in California?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

4. What did Steven say goodbye to behind the VA hospital?
(a) The cranes.
(b) The pigeons.
(c) The ducks.
(d) A big oak tree.

5. What was the basis for Bess Johnson's masters thesis?
(a) Coleridge's "What is Life?"
(b) Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar".
(c) Blake's "Songs of Experience".
(d) Wordsworth's "The Thorn".

6. What part of the body does acalculous cholecystitis affect?
(a) Gallbladder.
(b) Bowel.
(c) Kidneys.
(d) Liver.

7. Who tried to be first in the chow line at the VA hospital?
(a) Bill Mulrooney.
(b) Bill Browning.
(c) Dave Wyatt.
(d) Phil Dickinson.

8. Where did Will Johnson go to recover after his heart attack?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Virginia.

9. Why was Cameron Tolliver admitted to the hospital?
(a) Pain over the gallbladder area.
(b) Pain in his kidneys.
(c) A high fever.
(d) Breathing difficulties.

10. How old was Raleigh when he first smoked cigarettes and pot?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

11. When was a placebo-controlled trial of AZT stopped prematurely?
(a) February 1985.
(b) September 1986.
(c) March 1987.
(d) August 1988.

12. What did the congregation recite at Bess Johnson's funeral?
(a) Psalm 23.
(b) Apostle's Creed.
(c) The Lord's Prayer.
(d) Nicene Creed.

13. What did Vickie buy with Clyde's insurance money?
(a) Camaro.
(b) Pickup.
(c) Probe.
(d) Taurus.

14. Who discovered digitalis?
(a) Sir William Withering.
(b) Sir Wyatt Martinson.
(c) Sir Alexander Wadsworth.
(d) Sir David Bryant.

15. How old was Bess Johnson when she first saw Abraham?
(a) 48.
(b) 55.
(c) 47.
(d) 52.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, when does Abraham realize that he had seen Luther Hines before?

2. From where did the first report of HIV-mononucleosis come from?

3. Where did Darryl's brother live?

4. How much did it cost to treat Scotty Daws in the ICU?

5. What was read at Will's gravesite?

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