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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Light Month for Travel, pages 179-238.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who secured the future of Partners in Health by securing the $45 million endowment?
(a) Paul Farmer.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Jim Yong Kim.
(d) Tracy Kidder.

2. Where do Paul and Father Jack first meet?
(a) Zanmi Lasante.
(b) Peru.
(c) Brigham and Women's.
(d) A church in Boston.

3. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?
(a) Where he helps to pick citrus.
(b) From his grandmother.
(c) From his Aunt Lillian.
(d) On his first visit to Cange.

4. What reason is given for the intensity of the Russian TB outbreak?
(a) Backlogged prison systems.
(b) Dilapadated housing.
(c) Lack of electricity in rural areas.
(d) Lack of running water.

5. With what entity does the Russian branch of PIH negotiate a loan?
(a) The World Bank.
(b) The Gates Foundation.
(c) The World Health Organization.
(d) The Bank of Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Paul Farmer marry?

2. Who is Arata Kochi?

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

4. What organization supports the creation of generic version of TB drugs, beside the World Health Organization, according to the Medicos Aventureros section?

5. What is Partners in Health?

(see the answer key)

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