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

2. What enabled Will Johnson Jr. to figure out that his father had AIDS?

3. Who tried to be first in the chow line at the VA hospital?

4. When, at the end of the book, did Abraham leave Tennessee?

5. When did the "New England Journal of Medicine" finally publish the result of the AZT study?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did an intern warn Bess Johnson about?

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

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

4. What does Bess Johnson mean when she says that the surgeon was an "outspoken Christian"?

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

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

7. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

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

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

10. What did Hobart Carter want done with his body after his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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