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

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

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

4. What is the junta suspected of doing in Mirebalais in the first section of the story labeled Dokte Paul?
(a) Blocking aid and food supplies.
(b) Bombing a church.
(c) Beheading an official.
(d) Burning a school.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the staff at Zanmi Lasante believe the cure rate for Tuberculosis is so low?

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

4. What is the Artibonte?

5. What school does Paul Farmer get his medical degree from?

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