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Abraham Verghese
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Final 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. After Cameron's surgery, how long would the surgeon take care of him on the surgical service?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

2. Where did Abraham send the paper that he wrote describing the figures he had mapped out and the conclusions he had made about AIDS in rural Tennessee?
(a) Journal of Infectious Diseases.
(b) Archives of Internal Medicine.
(c) New England Journal of Medicine.
(d) Journal of the American Medical Association.

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

4. How many mines did Will Johnson's company serve?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. How many good years did Abraham hope Will Johnson might have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 22, who did Vickie McCray say were her two best friends?

2. Which of Abraham's patients liked to use the phrase "accentuate the positive"?

3. Why was Cameron Tolliver admitted to the hospital?

4. Where did Bess Johnson attend college?

5. Where did Will and Bess go for their honeymoon thirty-five years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What miracle did Norman Sanger witness when he was in his teens?

2. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

3. Who was Lorraine Day, and what did she say about AIDS?

4. What was the uniform of gay men in the 1970s?

5. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

6. What experience did Petie Granger and his mother have when they visited the family physician?

7. Why does Will Johnson tell Abraham that he and his wife are not facing HIV alone?

8. What does Rajani suggest she and Abraham do the morning after Thanksgiving, and what does Abraham say in reply?

9. What did Hobart Carter want done with his body after his death?

10. What did the doctors at Duke tell Will when he said he wanted a meeting with all his doctors?

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