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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. What additional treatment does Paul Farmer want to bring to Haiti in A Light Month for Travel?
(a) Chemotherapy.
(b) Dialysis.
(c) Blood transfusions.
(d) AIDS treatment.

2. Where does the author say that Jim was happy to work in the O for the P section?
(a) Away from the action.
(b) In Russia.
(c) Anywhere.
(d) In a goldfish bowl.

3. What is the average lifespan in Haiti, according to the first section of the novel?
(a) 50 years old.
(b) 80 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

4. What is ti kay?
(a) A small house.
(b) A small boat.
(c) A good luck ornament.
(d) The Haitian word for medicine.

5. What school does Paul Farmer get his medical degree from?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Berkley.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Senora Brigada?

2. Why is Paul Farmer frustrated when he first meets Tracy Kidder?

3. What is wrong with the patient named Joe that Dr. Farmer learns about in 1999?

4. Who does Paul Farmer say that the women of Haiti caught HIV from?

5. What does Paul Farmer raise money for after he sees a mother and baby die during his first visit to Cange?

(see the answer key)

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