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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tin Roofs of Cange, pages 45-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Paul Farmer's colleagues consider his actions during Haiti's troubles in the early 1990s?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Haphazard.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Strategic.

2. What action does Paul Farmer take after meeting and examining the patient named Joe in 1999?
(a) Sends him home with his mother.
(b) Arranges to speak to his congressman.
(c) Admits him to the hospital.
(d) Pays for his funeral.

3. What does Zanmi Lasante mean?
(a) One world, united.
(b) Partners in Health.
(c) Free Health Services.
(d) Health for Haitians.

4. What is the average lifespan in Haiti, according to the first section of the novel?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 40 years old.
(c) 50 years old.
(d) 80 years old.

5. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?
(a) To bring aid and food supplies.
(b) To support the new government from an ousted regime.
(c) To keep peace before the new election.
(d) To maintain a military presence in a peaceful time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Haitian politics in 1990?

2. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?

3. Who is Ophelia Dahl?

4. What role does Ophelia play in Paul's efforts to help the people of Haiti?

5. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?

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