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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through O for the P, pages 238-298.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul Farmer say is more important than clean clothes during the time he travels frequently in the late 1990s?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Fresh underwear.
(c) A good book.
(d) Fresh food.

2. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?
(a) Duke University.
(b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Notre Dame.

3. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) The government has intercepted the shipment.
(b) It's not available anywhere in the country.
(c) It's only available in city hospitals.
(d) It is not the correct type of drug for this strain of illness.

4. What disease is Paul Farmer diagnosed with after marrying in 1996?
(a) Hepatitis A.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) MDR TB.
(d) Shingles.

5. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?
(a) The Gates Foundation.
(b) The World Health Organization.
(c) Doctors without Borders.
(d) Tom White's Partners Worldwide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ophelia Dahl?

2. What religion does the book say that Paul Farmer struggled with?

3. What does Zanmi Lasante mean?

4. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?

5. How is Paul involved with the TB projects in Peru and Russia in the late 1990s?

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