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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 the name of Paul Farmer's daughter?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Francesa.
(c) Dierdre.
(d) Catherine.

2. What is an example of the small tokens his patients give to Dokte Paul?
(a) Ti Kays.
(b) Mangos.
(c) Woven voodoo dolls.
(d) Unpasteurized goat milk.

3. Why is Paul Farmer frustrated when he first meets Tracy Kidder?
(a) The American idea of aid won't help Haitians.
(b) Missionaries ignore Hatian beliefs.
(c) The American Media doesn't understand the problems of Haiti.
(d) The military presence is preventing him from helping Haitians.

4. What nickname did his daughters give to Paul Farmer's father?
(a) The Major.
(b) The Captain.
(c) The Ringmaster.
(d) The Warden.

5. Who arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?
(a) Fritz Lafontant.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Alex Goldfab.
(d) Didi Bertrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Paul Farmer marry?

2. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?

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

4. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?

5. What other diseases are the patients that Paul Farmer sees in Haiti very likely to have in conjunction with Tuberculosis, according to comments in Medicos Aventureros?

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