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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. Who provides the funding to bring Partners in Health to Peru?
(a) Didi Bertrand.
(b) Ophelia's father.
(c) Senora Brigada.
(d) Tom White.

2. How did the two AIDS quarantines mentioned in the book affect the spread of this disease?
(a) Neither one stopped the spread of the disease.
(b) Only the facility in Haiti showed success in stopping the spread of AIDS.
(c) Only the facility in Cuba showed success in stopping the spread of AIDS.
(d) Both show about 50% success rates in stopping the spread of AIDS.

3. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?
(a) Rapid weigh loss and cough.
(b) High fever and cough.
(c) Fatigue and chest pain.
(d) Coughing up blood.

4. What is true of Tom White?
(a) He is a millionaire.
(b) He is marries Ophelia.
(c) He is a missionary.
(d) He is dying.

5. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?
(a) Water spigots.
(b) Material for new roofs.
(c) Wood to build out houses.
(d) Antibacterial soap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?

2. Who does Paul Farmer say that the women of Haiti caught HIV from?

3. What is Paul Farmer's opinion on the role of the rich in poverty?

4. What reason is given for the intensity of the Russian TB outbreak?

5. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?

(see the answer key)

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