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

2. How far did Petie Granger and his mother have to come to see Abraham at the clinic?

3. Where does Abraham meet Will Johnson Jr. to learn about his father's death?

4. When Will Johnson was in the hospital in Johnson City, where did Abraham go to attend a national infectious diseases meeting?

5. How old was Bess Johnson when she first saw Abraham?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the uniform of gay men in the 1970s?

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

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

4. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

6. What were some problems with the first office that the Tri-City Aids Project (TAP) rented for an office?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the conflict that Abraham struggled with concerning his desire to help his patients as much as possible without taking away time from his family.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Abraham's view of the physician-patient relationship with the views of other doctors mentioned in the book.

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