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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Didi Bertrand?
(a) The daughter of the schoolmaster in Cange.
(b) A patient with MDR TB.
(c) The founder of DOTS.
(d) A member of Doctors without Borders.

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

3. What is the Artibonte?
(a) A dam.
(b) A Haitian dialect.
(c) A river.
(d) A clinic.

4. What is DOTS?
(a) Paul Farmer's recommended approach for curing TB.
(b) A sister facilty to Partners in Health.
(c) A fund raising organization based in Boston.
(d) The traditional regimen for treating resistant TB.

5. Where does Paul Farmer invite Tracy Kidder just before New Year's Day 2000?
(a) To his home.
(b) To a fundraising event.
(c) To Coffee.
(d) To Haiti.

6. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?
(a) Sepsis.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Maleria.
(d) Dysentry.

7. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He is an infectious disease specialist.
(c) He has recevied the Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) He is divorced.

8. Who is Mamito married to?
(a) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(b) Jim Yong Kim.
(c) Tom White.
(d) Fritz Lafontant.

9. Where do Paul and Father Jack first meet?
(a) Peru.
(b) A church in Boston.
(c) Brigham and Women's.
(d) Zanmi Lasante.

10. What is Partners in Health?
(a) Tom White's Clinic in Boston.
(b) Fitz Lafontant's Clinic in Haiti.
(c) Ophelia's hospital in Cange.
(d) Paul Farmer's fund raising organization.

11. What amount of debt does Tom White pay for medicine taken by Paul and Jim, as noted in the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) $300,000.
(b) $92,000.
(c) $52,000.
(d) $1,000,000.

12. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?
(a) 88.
(b) 35.
(c) 49.
(d) 15.

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

14. What do the people of Cange use as roofs on their homes when Paul first visits?
(a) Planked wooden roofs.
(b) Thatched banana leaf roofs.
(c) Tin roofs.
(d) No roofs.

15. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?
(a) A nasal spray, instead of a shot, for the MDR TB treatment.
(b) A special MDR TB treatment for pregnant women.
(c) A vitamin supplement for the water supply in Cange.
(d) Pediatric doses and a regimen for his MDR TB patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of map does Farmer share with Kidder in the Medicos Aventureros section?

2. What organization, in addition to the World Health Organization, does Paul Farmer present his MDR TB findings to after meeting Senora Brigada?

3. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?

4. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?

5. Who is Jean Bertrand-Aristide?

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