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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 Luther Hines first stumbled out of Abraham's clinic refusing admission, how many days did Abraham and Carol think he might live?

2. What was read at Will's gravesite?

3. What song would Norman Sanger listen to when, as a child, he would wake with pain in the night?

4. In Chapter 26, how long had Abraham and Rajani been looking for a house to buy?

5. Where was Abraham going after he left Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will Johnson tell Abraham that he and his wife are not facing HIV alone?

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

3. What was the uniform of gay men in the 1970s?

4. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

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

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

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

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

9. What worry did Otis Jackson have as he neared the end of his life?

10. What did an intern warn Bess Johnson about?

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

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

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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