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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 award does Paul Farmer receive in the summer of 1993?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) The Caldecott Award.
(c) The MacArthur Award.
(d) The Turner Fellowship.

2. When Jim Yong Kim travels to Russia, what does he do at the banquet?
(a) Vomits in public.
(b) Raises the needed funds.
(c) Meets the ruler of Russia.
(d) Leads karaoke.

3. What resulted from the case of John that is told in the O for the P?
(a) New equipment donated to Zanmi Lasante.
(b) A Zanmi Lasante training for local Haitians.
(c) A new assistant for Paul Farmer.
(d) A partnership between Mass General and Partners in Health.

4. With what entity does the Russian branch of PIH negotiate a loan?
(a) The World Bank.
(b) The Bank of Boston.
(c) The Gates Foundation.
(d) The World Health Organization.

5. Who is the project director of the Russian TB project?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Fritz LaFontain.
(c) Mikail Frank.
(d) Alex Goldfarb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is DOTS?

2. What does Fritz Lafontant give Paul Farmer permission to do in Cange?

3. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?

4. Who was Paul's mentor?

5. What does Paul Farmer send to Tracy Kidder before returning to Haiti for New Year's Day 2000?

(see the answer key)

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