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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. What type of training was Vickie going to go to school for?

2. What flower did Vickie show Abraham when he visited the trailer?

3. How many surgical groups practiced at the Miracle Center?

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

5. What hymn was sung at Bess Johnson's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What brought Vickie, Bobby, and Jacko together?

2. Why did Jacko move from Sacramento to Tennessee?

3. Why did the administrator of the Miracle Center ask to speak with Abraham?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether AIDS and Abraham's work with AIDS caused problems in his marriage. Use examples from "My Own Country".

Essay Topic 3

Rajani is not pleased to be leaving Tennessee. Discuss why Rajani agrees to move to Iowa. Use examples from "My Own Country".

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