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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dokte Paul, pages 1-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Artibonte?
(a) A clinic.
(b) A Haitian dialect.
(c) A river.
(d) A dam.

2. Where was Paul Farmer raised?
(a) On army bases all over the world.
(b) In a trailer park, boat, and bus in America.
(c) On a farm in Nebraska.
(d) In his Grandma's house.

3. Why does the staff at Zanmi Lasante believe the cure rate for Tuberculosis is so low?
(a) It is not TB that is making the people sick.
(b) The medicine sent to Haiti is tainted.
(c) Haitians are more susceptible to its effects.
(d) Patients stop taking the medicine.

4. How does Paul Farmer say he was allowed to return to Haiti after being exiled by the junta?
(a) A bribe.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) The new regime invited him to return.
(d) He carries a false passport.

5. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?
(a) Rapid weigh loss and cough.
(b) Coughing up blood.
(c) Fatigue and chest pain.
(d) High fever and cough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Farmer give the patient Joe for Christmas?

2. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?

3. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?

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

5. What is wrong with the patient named Joe that Dr. Farmer learns about in 1999?

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