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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 year did Abraham hear from Essie Vines again?

2. What field of study did Fred Goodson have a degree in?

3. When was Gordon diagnosed with HIV?

4. What size was Vickie and Clyde McCray's trailer?

5. What was the name of Johnson City's main street?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Gordon feel after his baptism?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of the book's title and how it relates to Abraham's search for a country. Use examples from "My Own Country".

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

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.

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