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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times was Gordon hospitalized with bronchitis between the ages of 4-7?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. What size was Vickie and Clyde McCray's trailer?
(a) 65 ft. by 20 ft.
(b) 60 ft. by 12 ft.
(c) 45 ft. by 15 ft.
(d) 50 ft. by 10 ft.

5. How old was Abraham's first AIDS patient?
(a) 20s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 40s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of car did Abraham drive?

2. What did Ed Maupin do for a living?

3. When does Gordon think he may have contracted AIDS?

4. How old was Clyde McCray?

5. How many hour shifts would Abraham pull on weekends during his internship and residency in Johnson City?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Abraham compare the facilities for doctors at the Miracle Center and the VA hospital?

3. What places had Abraham visited in Abingdon, Virginia?

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

5. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

6. What were some of Fred Goodson's activities after he got his degree in Wisconsin and returned to Tennessee?

7. Why were Abraham's first days in Boston anxious and disorienting?

8. Describe what Abraham saw when he went to the cemetery where Gordon was buried.

9. How could Abraham have influenced Ed's family to not put him on a respirator?

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

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