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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 dechoukaj?
(a) A method of blood transfusion.
(b) The removal of all outward signs of a government.
(c) A ceremonial meal that shows gratitude.
(d) A voodoo cure for disease.

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

3. What happens in Haitian politics in 1990?
(a) Fritz Lafontant is elected president.
(b) The Haitian government takes over.
(c) Baby Doc Duvalier takes over.
(d) Jean Bertrand-Aristide is elected president.

4. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?
(a) Carabaylllo, Haiti.
(b) Kay Epin, Haiti.
(c) Peligre, Haiti.
(d) Cange, Haiti.

5. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?
(a) Ti Kay Dokte.
(b) Junta Haiti.
(c) Zanmi Lasante.
(d) Artibonte Clinic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Paul return to Haiti in September of 1991?

3. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?

4. What is Ophelia's nickname for Paul Farmer?

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

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