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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 is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) The government has intercepted the shipment.
(b) It's only available in city hospitals.
(c) It's not available anywhere in the country.
(d) It is not the correct type of drug for this strain of illness.

2. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?
(a) Inferior diabetes.
(b) Infectious disease.
(c) Irrigational diverticulitous.
(d) Infant deaths.

3. Where does Paul work when he first goes to Haiti?
(a) Eye Care Haiti.
(b) Dahl Croix Medical.
(c) Cange Care Haiti.
(d) Artibonte Clinique.

4. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?
(a) To write an article on the current regime.
(b) To visit a Haitian Army outpost.
(c) He is on vacation.
(d) He is a missionary.

5. What disease is Paul Farmer diagnosed with after marrying in 1996?
(a) Shingles.
(b) MDR TB.
(c) Hepatitis A.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fritz Lafontant?

2. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?

3. What are PIHers?

4. What additional treatment does Paul Farmer want to bring to Haiti in A Light Month for Travel?

5. What award does Paul Farmer receive in the summer of 1993?

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