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

2. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?
(a) Research science.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Anthropology.

3. What is Ophelia's nickname for Paul Farmer?
(a) PJ.
(b) PF.
(c) Ghandi.
(d) Dokte.

4. Who is Ophelia Dahl?
(a) A rich daughter of a famous actress.
(b) The administrator of a hospital in Haiti.
(c) Tom White's sister.
(d) A reporter in Boston.

5. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?
(a) Zanmi Lasante.
(b) Ti Kay Dokte.
(c) Junta Haiti.
(d) Artibonte Clinic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

2. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?

3. What role does Ophelia play in Paul's efforts to help the people of Haiti?

4. How is Paul's knee shattered in 1988?

5. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?

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