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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 name of Paul's thesis?
(a) Contamination in Cange.
(b) Prevention and Poverty.
(c) Infection Disease, Poverty and Prevention.
(d) AIDS and Accusation.

2. How is Paul's knee shattered in 1988?
(a) He is in a collapsing building.
(b) He is in a plane crash.
(c) He is attacked.
(d) He is hit by a car.

3. Who is Jean Bertrand-Aristide?
(a) A soldier who is befriended by Paul.
(b) A priest and friend of Paul's.
(c) A reporter who writes about Zanmi Lasante.
(d) Ophelia's husband.

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

5. What is ti kay?
(a) The Haitian word for medicine.
(b) A small house.
(c) A small boat.
(d) A good luck ornament.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who funds Kay Epin?

2. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?

3. What does Paul Farmer raise money for after he sees a mother and baby die during his first visit to Cange?

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

5. What is true of Tom White?

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