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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. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) It's only available in city hospitals.
(b) The government has intercepted the shipment.
(c) It is not the correct type of drug for this strain of illness.
(d) It's not available anywhere in the country.

2. What is Paul Farmer's opinion on the role of the rich in poverty?
(a) While they can't be blamed, they must act now.
(b) Until the rich are forced to live like paupers, nothing will ever change.
(c) The rich create it and encourage poverty by their lack of response.
(d) Rich people are obligated to care for the poor.

3. What does Fritz Lafontant give Paul Farmer permission to do in Cange?
(a) Build a school.
(b) Test residents for TB.
(c) Conduct a census.
(d) Collect blood samples for research.

4. What is true of Paul and Jim in the beginning of the A Light Month for Travel section?
(a) The have less financial pressure and too much time on their hands.
(b) Both suffer deaths in their families.
(c) They have to much to do and too little time.
(d) Both have contracted illnesses.

5. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?
(a) A special MDR TB treatment for pregnant women.
(b) A nasal spray, instead of a shot, for the MDR TB treatment.
(c) A vitamin supplement for the water supply in Cange.
(d) Pediatric doses and a regimen for his MDR TB patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say Paul Farmer earned a reputation for by the late 1990s?

2. What additional treatment does Paul Farmer want to bring to Haiti in A Light Month for Travel?

3. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?

4. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?

5. What is Partners in Health?

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