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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 is the name of Paul Farmer's daughter?

2. What type of map does Farmer share with Kidder in the Medicos Aventureros section?

3. Where does Father Jack die?

4. What do the people of Cange use as roofs on their homes when Paul first visits?

5. What disease is Paul Farmer diagnosed with after marrying in 1996?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

2. Is the DOTS treatment as described in Chapter 15 effective?

3. Describe Paul Farmer's parents.

4. Describe the relative urban quiet used to describe the area in Boston where Brigham & Women's is located.

5. Why is Arata Kochi important in Mountains Beyond Mountains?

6. What is the impetus for the creation of Socios en Salud?

7. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.

8. Why does Ophelia Dahl refuse to marry Paul Farmer?

9. Is Socios en Salud successful?

10. Is Paul Farmer a person of faith, as of Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select three people from Mountains Beyond Mountains that are victims of injustice. For each one describe the injustice, what the root causes are, if it is resolved, and if so by whom. Compare these people and their situations based on these criteria.

Essay Topic 2

Did Serena Koenig make the right decision when she ordered the medevac unit to fly the patient John to Boston? What would you have done?

Essay Topic 3

Paul Farmer is described as both simple and complex in Mountains Beyond Mountains. Consider the man and the way he is portrayed in the book as well as the fact that this is a biographical account of a real person as you answer the questions below.

1) Would Paul Farmer describe himself as a good husband and father?

2) How does his commitment to his cause affect his perception of other important things in life?

3) What are his greatest strengths and limitations?

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