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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through O for the P, pages 238-298.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Didi Bertrand?
(a) The founder of DOTS.
(b) A member of Doctors without Borders.
(c) The daughter of the schoolmaster in Cange.
(d) A patient with MDR TB.

2. Who is Jean Bertrand-Aristide?
(a) A soldier who is befriended by Paul.
(b) Ophelia's husband.
(c) A reporter who writes about Zanmi Lasante.
(d) A priest and friend of Paul's.

3. What is one symptom of Haiti's problems in 2000?
(a) The closing of health clinics.
(b) The debt load of the goverment.
(c) The growing dysentry epidemic.
(d) The turmoil among the working class.

4. In the O for the P section, what is it said that Paul Farmer was able to defy?
(a) Religious dictates.
(b) The local authorities.
(c) Pressure.
(d) Laws of the body.

5. What is dechoukaj?
(a) A voodoo cure for disease.
(b) A method of blood transfusion.
(c) The removal of all outward signs of a government.
(d) A ceremonial meal that shows gratitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the O to the P it is said that Paul Farmer was conscious of corporate etiquette but . . .

2. Who funds Kay Epin?

3. What belief does the author say Paul Farmer instills in people?

4. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?

5. Who is Senora Brigada?

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