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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. When, at the end of the book, did Abraham leave Tennessee?

2. How long would it take the Johnson's to drive to Johnson City?

3. When Will Johnson was in the hospital in Johnson City, where did Abraham go to attend a national infectious diseases meeting?

4. Where did Norman Sanger's wife Claire move after Norman died?

5. Where did Will and Bess go for their honeymoon thirty-five years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Will and Bess Johnson planned their funerals?

2. What were the circumstances surrounding Will Johnson's heart attack?

3. What brought Vickie, Bobby, and Jacko together?

4. Why wasn't Luther Hines staying with his parents?

5. Why was Abraham furious and humiliated after talking with the Miracle Center administrator?

6. What does Rajani suggest she and Abraham do the morning after Thanksgiving, and what does Abraham say in reply?

7. Why did the administrator of the Miracle Center ask to speak with Abraham?

8. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

9. In February of 1988, why did Abraham's duties at the VA take on a new twist?

10. Why, after Norman's death, does Abraham always decide to have morphine available for his patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the conflict that Abraham struggled with concerning his desire to help his patients as much as possible without taking away time from his family.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss why Abraham was so interested in learning about a "good" death.

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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