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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. How old was Abraham's first AIDS patient?

2. How old was Abraham when his second son was born?

3. For how many years did Gordon disappear?

4. How old was Cindy Johnson when Abraham met her?

5. How many hospitals did Abraham have to cover when he had an infectious disease fellowship in Boston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was done with the respirator that was used on the first AIDS patient in Johnson City in 1985?

2. How does Gordon say that he has been feeling?

3. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

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

5. What did Essie have to make the funeral director do after she had Gordon's coffin opened?

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

7. Describe the staff quarters where Abraham and Rajani lived in Tennessee.

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

9. How had Abraham's Wednesday afternoon clinic changed by 1987?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Abraham faced a dilemma whenever he had to ask a surgeon to operate on an HIV-infected patient, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the deaths of various patients affected Abraham. Use examples from the book.

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