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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Medicos Aventureros, pages 123-178.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?
(a) The World Health Organization.
(b) Tom White's Partners Worldwide.
(c) Doctors without Borders.
(d) The Gates Foundation.

3. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?
(a) He is an infectious disease specialist.
(b) He is divorced.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He has recevied the Nobel Peace Prize.

4. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?
(a) Dysentry.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Maleria.
(d) Sepsis.

5. Who arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?
(a) Alex Goldfab.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Didi Bertrand.
(d) Fritz Lafontant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who funds Kay Epin?

2. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?

3. What nickname did his daughters give to Paul Farmer's father?

4. Who does Paul Farmer marry?

5. Who is Didi Bertrand?

(see the answer key)

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