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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. Where did Darryl's brother live?

2. From where did the first report of HIV-mononucleosis come from?

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

4. Where was Abraham going after he left Tennessee?

5. Which of Abraham's patients liked to use the phrase "accentuate the positive"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did an intern warn Bess Johnson about?

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

3. Why did Jacko move from Sacramento to Tennessee?

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

5. How did Will Johnson contract HIV?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Abraham faced a dilemma whenever he had to ask a surgeon to operate on an HIV-infected patient, using examples from the book.

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