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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Light Month for Travel, pages 179-238.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?
(a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(b) Boston College.
(c) Duke University.
(d) Notre Dame.

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

3. What is Tracy Kidder's job in 1994?
(a) Clergyman.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Soldier.

4. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?
(a) He is a missionary.
(b) To visit a Haitian Army outpost.
(c) To write an article on the current regime.
(d) He is on vacation.

5. What does Paul Farmer begin to do in the late 1990s, according to A Light Month for Travel?
(a) Speak and teach.
(b) Visit Washington, DC monthly.
(c) Spend more time with his family.
(d) Train a successor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zanmi Lasante mean?

2. Who is Jorge Perez?

3. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?

4. What is the name of Paul's thesis?

5. Where does the US military detain infected Haitians in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS?

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