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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who babysat Steven, Abraham's son?

2. How old was Abraham's first AIDS patient?

3. What type of cancer had Essie had?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, where does Abraham say he was scheduled to give an AIDS talk?

5. About how many breaths was Gordon breathing per minute the first time that Abraham examined him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Abraham serve as a physician in Johnson City?

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

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

7. How did the nurses treat Gordon at the hospital?

8. How did Christianity come to the Malabar coast of India?

9. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

10. What is given to a young man who was driving from New York to his parents' home in Johnson, after he awakes frightened in the ICU?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Johnsons' faith and how it helped them when they were diagnosed with HIV. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from "My Own Country", compare and contrast the reactions of families when they learned that a family member was HIV-infected.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Abraham thinks that if the young man who drove from New York to Johnson City six years ago would have made his journey in 1989, he would find a community better equipped to deal with him and accept him.

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