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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. Why is Paul Farmer frustrated when he first meets Tracy Kidder?
(a) The American Media doesn't understand the problems of Haiti.
(b) The American idea of aid won't help Haitians.
(c) Missionaries ignore Hatian beliefs.
(d) The military presence is preventing him from helping Haitians.

2. Why did the people that Paul Farmer work with in Haiti lose their farms?
(a) A dam flooded the farmlands.
(b) Heavy rains ruined the farmlands.
(c) A drought killed the crops.
(d) Years of poor farming killed the soil.

3. What is the name of the hospital where Paul Farmer works four months out of the year?
(a) U Mass.
(b) Mass General.
(c) Brigham and Women's.
(d) Boston Children's Hospital.

4. What is Partners in Health?
(a) Ophelia's hospital in Cange.
(b) Fitz Lafontant's Clinic in Haiti.
(c) Paul Farmer's fund raising organization.
(d) Tom White's Clinic in Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average lifespan in Haiti, according to the first section of the novel?

2. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?

3. Who is Fritz Lafontant?

4. What nickname did his daughters give to Paul Farmer's father?

5. What is an example of the small tokens his patients give to Dokte Paul?

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