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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 Bobby Keller and Ed Maupin go to meet other gay men?

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

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

4. Where did Gordon have his HIV test done?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

2. What did Vickie McCary do when she learned her husband Clyde had AIDS?

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

4. Why did Abraham's grandfather finally let Abraham's mother, Miriam, go to Ethiopia to teach?

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

6. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will Johnson believed that HIV was a test. Discuss what Will Johnson meant when he said that HIV was a test for him. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 25, Abraham consults Osler to try to find information about the kind of medicine he wants to practice. Discuss the type of medicine that Abraham wanted to practice. 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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