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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. Where did Abraham finish medical school?

2. What job was Clyde McCray working when he got sick?

3. On June 10, 1987, what time did Abraham head for home?

4. How many days after Scotty Daws was admitted to the Miracle Center did he lose the ability to speak?

5. On June 10, 1987, what caused a mini traffic jam on Dogwood Avenue.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were church services like for Abraham in Ethiopia?

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

3. What lingers in his mind when Abraham thinks back to his first AIDS patients?

4. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

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

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

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

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

9. What were some of Fred Goodson's activities after he got his degree in Wisconsin and returned to Tennessee?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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