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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 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.

2. What does Paul Farmer raise money for after he sees a mother and baby die during his first visit to Cange?
(a) X-ray machines.
(b) Blood transfusion equipment.
(c) Heart rate monitors.
(d) Incubation equipment.

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

4. Where does Paul work when he first goes to Haiti?
(a) Artibonte Clinique.
(b) Dahl Croix Medical.
(c) Eye Care Haiti.
(d) Cange Care Haiti.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?

2. What job did Paul hold while living in France?

3. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

4. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?

5. What does Fritz Lafontant give Paul Farmer permission to do in Cange?

(see the answer key)

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