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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. In Chapter 26, when does Abraham realize that he had seen Luther Hines before?

2. What type of a necklace was Bess Johnson wearing when she first saw Abraham at the clinic for an examination?

3. What enabled Will Johnson Jr. to figure out that his father had AIDS?

4. What would Abraham always have when he went to visit Vickie McCray?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hobart Carter want done with his body after his death?

2. Why does Abraham believe that HIV is a disease that has been imported to east Tennessee?

3. What experience did Petie Granger and his mother have when they visited the family physician?

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

5. Where did most of the HIV-infected patients live who came for treatment in Johnson City?

6. Why did Jacko move from Sacramento to Tennessee?

7. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

9. What did Will ask the preacher to tell the congregation at his funeral?

10. What does Bess Johnson mean when she says that the surgeon was an "outspoken Christian"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using examples from "My Own Country", discuss the reasons why Abraham decided to specialize in infectious diseases.

Essay Topic 3

Will Johnson Jr. is frustrated when a foreign physician forces his mother-in-law to stop helping Will Johnson Sr. Discuss why Will Johnson Jr. is frustrated with some foreign physicians.

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