My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Final Test - Hard

Abraham Verghese
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS Test | Final Test - Hard

Abraham Verghese
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was the name of the beer-and-sandwich joint where Hobart Carter worked?

2. What would Abraham always have when he went to visit Vickie McCray?

3. What was the text for Will Johnson's funeral?

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

5. How many mines did Will Johnson's company serve?

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. Where did most of the HIV-infected patients live who came for treatment in Johnson City?

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

4. Why was Abraham faced with a dilemma when any of his HIV-infected patients required surgery?

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

6. Why does Abraham believe that HIV is a disease that has been imported to east Tennessee?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using examples from the book, discuss the mixed feelings that Abraham has when Rajani wants to buy a house.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 25, Abraham consults Osler to try to find information about the kind of medicine he wants to practice. Discuss the type of medicine that Abraham wanted to practice. Use examples from the book.

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