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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. Who funds Kay Epin?
(a) Jim Yong Kim.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Ophelia's father.
(d) Tom White.

2. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 88.
(d) 49.

3. What are the names of Paul Farmer's parents?
(a) Georgia and Tom.
(b) Delilah and Hugo.
(c) Sue and Peter.
(d) Ginny and Paul.

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

5. What role does Ophelia play in Paul's efforts to help the people of Haiti?
(a) She works with Partners in Health.
(b) She funds his efforts.
(c) She drives Haitians from outlying regions to Paul's facility.
(d) She spreads to word of his efforts via the Boston Globe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Mamito married to?

5. What do the people of Cange use as roofs on their homes when Paul first visits?

(see the answer key)

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