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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 much would treatment of AZT cost a patient for a year?

2. What was the name of the beer-and-sandwich joint where Hobart Carter worked?

3. By the time Abraham attended a national infectious diseases meeting, how many patients was he caring for alone?

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

5. What hymn ended Bess Johnson's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

8. What did the doctors at Duke tell Will when he said he wanted a meeting with all his doctors?

9. Why was Rajani reluctant about the move to Iowa?

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 Johnsons' faith and how it helped them when they were diagnosed with HIV. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the staff at the VA hospital sometimes had problems with foreign physicians. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how nurses and hospital staff treated AIDS patients at the Miracle Center. Use examples from the book.

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