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

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 | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abraham sing to his son Steven for a goodnight song?

2. Where does Abraham say that HIV came from?

3. Where did Fred Goodson study his junior year in college?

4. What was Abraham's favorite doughnut?

5. Who was Abraham's infectious disease mentor in Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What were two problems with the foreign physicians that the staff at the Mountain Home VA had to deal with?

7. What are some places where Abraham goes with his son Steven in the evening?

8. What did Abraham learn about unexplained fevers in AIDS patients as he gained experience?

9. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Vickie changed after she and her husband were diagnosed with HIV. Were these changes positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how nurses and hospital staff treated AIDS patients at the Miracle Center. Use examples from the book.

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