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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 Cameron's white blood cell count after twenty-four hours on antibiotics?

2. By what time did the movers have the moving van loaded when Abraham and his family left Tennessee?

3. How many years did Otis live in California?

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 22, who did Vickie McCray say were her two best friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

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

4. What gift did Cameron give Vickie for Abraham?

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

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

7. How had Will and Bess Johnson planned their funerals?

8. What did Will Johnson want to do when he was at Duke and it looked as though surgery was his next option?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Johnsons' faith and how it helped them when they were diagnosed with HIV. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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