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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. What text was used at Bess Johnson's funeral?
(a) John 11:25-27.
(b) Romans 8:31-39.
(c) Matthew 6:19-34.
(d) Isaiah 66:12-14.

2. Who taught Abraham percussion of the body?
(a) Charles Leithead.
(b) Andrews Meisner.
(c) Brian Phillips.
(d) David Williams.

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

4. Where did Sue McCoy train?
(a) Iowa City, Iowa.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Camden, New Jersey.
(d) Madison, Wisconsin.

5. At the Mountain Home cemetery, which veterans have their gravestones in a circle known as the "silent circle"?
(a) World War II Veterans.
(b) Civil War Veterans.
(c) World War I Veterans.
(d) Spanish-American War Veterans.

6. What was Cameron's white blood cell count after twenty-four hours on antibiotics?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 12,000.

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

8. When did the blood test for HIV become available?
(a) January 1984.
(b) September 1987.
(c) April 1986.
(d) March 1985.

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

10. Where was the most comfortable place in America in the 1970s to live an openly gay life?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York City.

11. What flower did Vickie show Abraham when he visited the trailer?
(a) Birdfoot Violet.
(b) Bee Balm.
(c) Swamp dogwood.
(d) Passionflower.

12. What type of training was Vickie going to go to school for?
(a) Beautician.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Computer technician.
(d) Nursing.

13. What hymn ended Bess Johnson's funeral?
(a) "Great is Thy Faithfulness".
(b) "The Old Rugged Cross".
(c) "All Hail the Power".
(d) "Doxology".

14. How many good years did Norman promise Claire when he asked her to marry him?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1989, how many HIV-infected patients were in Abraham's practice?

2. Where did Darryl's brother live?

3. How many good years did Abraham hope Will Johnson might have?

4. What was Fred giving Otis around the clock when Otis was dying?

5. How many patients when they first acquire HIV have a mono-like illness?

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