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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through O for the P, pages 238-298.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the O to the P it is said that Paul Farmer was conscious of corporate etiquette but . . .
(a) He wasn't very good at playing that game.
(b) He despised corporate niceties.
(c) He wasn't paralyzed by it.
(d) He didn't care about it.

2. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?
(a) Zanmi Lasante.
(b) Junta Haiti.
(c) Artibonte Clinic.
(d) Ti Kay Dokte.

3. 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?
(a) Dysentry and Malaria.
(b) Typhoid and Rheumatism.
(c) Scarlett Fever and Sepsis.
(d) HIV and AIDS.

4. What role does Ophelia play in Paul's efforts to help the people of Haiti?
(a) She funds his efforts.
(b) She drives Haitians from outlying regions to Paul's facility.
(c) She works with Partners in Health.
(d) She spreads to word of his efforts via the Boston Globe.

5. What is the top reason mentioned that Paul Farmer has an interest in AIDS?
(a) It results from social inequality.
(b) His brother died of AIDS.
(c) He believes a cure is close to being found.
(d) AIDS encourages the spread of TB.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two characters are present at the end of Mountains Beyond Mountains?

2. What is the cost when Paul Farmer seeks treatment for cases that are too complicated or outside of his specialty?

3. Who is Ophelia Dahl?

4. What does the book say Paul Farmer earned a reputation for by the late 1990s?

5. What other disease do the Russian patients that Paul Farmer treats for TB also tend to have?

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