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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. What is Partners in Health?
(a) Ophelia's hospital in Cange.
(b) Paul Farmer's fund raising organization.
(c) Fitz Lafontant's Clinic in Haiti.
(d) Tom White's Clinic in Boston.

2. What does Zanmi Lasante mean?
(a) One world, united.
(b) Health for Haitians.
(c) Free Health Services.
(d) Partners in Health.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?

2. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?

3. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?

4. What nickname did his daughters give to Paul Farmer's father?

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

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