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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 - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bobby Keller and Ed Maupin go to meet other gay men?
(a) Truck stops.
(b) New York City.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Gay bars.

2. What did Ed Maupin do for a living?
(a) Electrical contractor.
(b) Long-haul trucker.
(c) Diesel truck mechanic.
(d) Automotive mechanic.

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

4. When did the young man admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center August of 1985 die?
(a) 36 hours later.
(b) 24 hours later.
(c) 3 weeks later.
(d) 2 weeks later.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Gordon hospitalized with bronchitis between the ages of 4-7?

2. How long after the first AIDS patient is treated in Johnson City does Abraham return to Tennessee?

3. Where did Gordon have his HIV test done?

4. What kind of flowers did Essie buy for Gordon's casket.

5. On June 10, 1987, what caused a mini traffic jam on Dogwood Avenue.

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Abraham's Wednesday afternoon clinic changed by 1987?

2. What does Gordon tell Essie about the vision of Jesus that he saw?

3. Why didn't Abraham go to Gordon's funeral?

4. A young man is taken to the ER on August 11, 1985; how do his parents react when they learn he has AIDS?

5. What inspired Fred Goodson to lose weight when he was in college?

6. What does a doctor look for in a patient exam?

7. What were the rural hospitals like where Abraham would work in small emergency rooms on weekends?

8. Why did Abraham's grandfather finally let Abraham's mother, Miriam, go to Ethiopia to teach?

9. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

10. What lingers in his mind when Abraham thinks back to his first AIDS patients?

(see the answer keys)

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