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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 ti kay?
(a) The Haitian word for medicine.
(b) A good luck ornament.
(c) A small house.
(d) A small boat.

2. What is wrong with the patient named Joe that Dr. Farmer learns about in 1999?
(a) He is a diabetic.
(b) He is HIV posititve and an addict.
(c) He has digestive problems.
(d) His lungs are not fully formed.

3. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?
(a) To maintain a military presence in a peaceful time.
(b) To keep peace before the new election.
(c) To support the new government from an ousted regime.
(d) To bring aid and food supplies.

4. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He has recevied the Nobel Peace Prize.
(c) He is an infectious disease specialist.
(d) He is divorced.

5. Why is Paul Farmer frustrated when he first meets Tracy Kidder?
(a) The American Media doesn't understand the problems of Haiti.
(b) The American idea of aid won't help Haitians.
(c) The military presence is preventing him from helping Haitians.
(d) Missionaries ignore Hatian beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the people that Paul Farmer work with in Haiti lose their farms?

3. What does Paul Farmer send to Tracy Kidder before returning to Haiti for New Year's Day 2000?

4. What is the junta suspected of doing in Mirebalais in the first section of the story labeled Dokte Paul?

5. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?

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