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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. When did the young man admitted to the Johnson City Medical Center August of 1985 die?

2. How many days after Scotty Daws was admitted to the Miracle Center did he lose the ability to speak?

3. To whom do Abraham's parents trace their religion back to?

4. How old were the "girls" who worked in the offices of the tobacco warehouses calculating the worth of baskets of tobacco?

5. Who was Clyde's male lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gordon say that he has been feeling?

2. Why did the barns of Tennessee fascinate Abraham?

3. What places had Abraham visited in Abingdon, Virginia?

4. What did Vickie McCary do when she learned her husband Clyde had AIDS?

5. What are some places where Abraham goes with his son Steven in the evening?

6. What did Abraham learn about unexplained fevers in AIDS patients as he gained experience?

7. What does Gordon tell Essie about the vision of Jesus that he saw?

8. What is given to a young man who was driving from New York to his parents' home in Johnson, after he awakes frightened in the ICU?

9. A young man is taken to the ER on August 11, 1985; how do his parents react when they learn he has AIDS?

10. What was done with the respirator that was used on the first AIDS patient in Johnson City in 1985?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the meaning of the book's title and how it relates to Abraham's search for a country. Use examples from "My Own Country".

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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