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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. How many miles did Abraham's station wagon have on it?

2. Who tried to be first in the chow line at the VA hospital?

3. What did Vickie buy with Clyde's insurance money?

4. How many surgeons performed surgeries at the Miracle Center?

5. What color were Will Johnson's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Will Johnson want to do when he was at Duke and it looked as though surgery was his next option?

2. Why did Abraham stop referring patients to the gastroenterologist who saw Will Johnson?

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

4. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

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

6. Why did Jacko move from Sacramento to Tennessee?

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

8. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

9. Who was Lorraine Day, and what did she say about AIDS?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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