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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. Where was the house located that Rajani and Abraham made an offer on?

2. From where did the first report of HIV-mononucleosis come from?

3. After Will Johnson's heart surgery, what did his wife and daughter read to him?

4. When was a placebo-controlled trial of AZT stopped prematurely?

5. Where had Luther Hines lived before coming to Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Jacko move from Sacramento to Tennessee?

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

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

5. What miracle did Norman Sanger witness when he was in his teens?

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

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

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

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

10. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, explain what Abraham meant when he said that doctors were reimbursed for doing, not for thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Vickie changed after she and her husband were diagnosed with HIV. Were these changes positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from "My Own Country", compare and contrast the reactions of families when they learned that a family member was HIV-infected.

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