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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tin Roofs of Cange, pages 45-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average lifespan in Haiti, according to the first section of the novel?
(a) 40 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 50 years old.
(d) 80 years old.

2. What is an example of the small tokens his patients give to Dokte Paul?
(a) Ti Kays.
(b) Mangos.
(c) Unpasteurized goat milk.
(d) Woven voodoo dolls.

3. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?
(a) Infectious disease.
(b) Infant deaths.
(c) Irrigational diverticulitous.
(d) Inferior diabetes.

4. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?
(a) Where he helps to pick citrus.
(b) On his first visit to Cange.
(c) From his Aunt Lillian.
(d) From his grandmother.

5. What does Zanmi Lasante mean?
(a) Free Health Services.
(b) Health for Haitians.
(c) Partners in Health.
(d) One world, united.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who funds Kay Epin?

3. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?

4. What does Paul Farmer send to Tracy Kidder before returning to Haiti for New Year's Day 2000?

5. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

(see the answer key)

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