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

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

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

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

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

5. Where was Norman's home state?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Otis live in California?

2. When, at the end of the book, did Abraham leave Tennessee?

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

4. Where does Abraham meet Will Johnson Jr. to learn about his father's death?

5. How old was Raleigh when Abraham first examined him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Will ask the preacher to tell the congregation at his funeral?

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

3. Why was Abraham furious and humiliated after talking with the Miracle Center administrator?

4. Why did the administrator of the Miracle Center ask to speak with Abraham?

5. Where did most of the HIV-infected patients live who came for treatment in Johnson City?

6. What were some problems with the first office that the Tri-City Aids Project (TAP) rented for an office?

7. Why does Abraham believe that HIV is a disease that has been imported to east Tennessee?

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

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

10. What brought Vickie, Bobby, and Jacko together?

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