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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 does Fritz Lafontant give Paul Farmer permission to do in Cange?
(a) Collect blood samples for research.
(b) Conduct a census.
(c) Test residents for TB.
(d) Build a school.

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

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

5. What is the name of the hospital where Paul Farmer works four months out of the year?
(a) Boston Children's Hospital.
(b) Mass General.
(c) Brigham and Women's.
(d) U Mass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Paul's thesis?

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

4. What do the people of Cange use as roofs on their homes when Paul first visits?

5. Why doesn't Paul return to Haiti in September of 1991?

(see the answer key)

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