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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. What are the names of Paul Farmer's parents?
(a) Sue and Peter.
(b) Georgia and Tom.
(c) Ginny and Paul.
(d) Delilah and Hugo.

2. Who is Fritz Lafontant?
(a) A millionaire.
(b) A migrant worker.
(c) A priest.
(d) A scientist.

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

4. Who is Mamito married to?
(a) Tom White.
(b) Fritz Lafontant.
(c) Jim Yong Kim.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

5. How do Paul Farmer's colleagues consider his actions during Haiti's troubles in the early 1990s?
(a) Cautious.
(b) Reckless.
(c) Strategic.
(d) Haphazard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who secured the future of Partners in Health by securing the $45 million endowment?

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

3. What is the name of the hospital where Paul Farmer works four months out of the year?

4. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?

5. What is Paul Farmer's opinion on the role of the rich in poverty?

(see the answer key)

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