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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Paul Farmer's colleagues consider his actions during Haiti's troubles in the early 1990s?
(a) Reckless.
(b) Haphazard.
(c) Cautious.
(d) Strategic.

2. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?
(a) Peligre, Haiti.
(b) Cange, Haiti.
(c) Carabaylllo, Haiti.
(d) Kay Epin, Haiti.

3. What does Fritz Lafontant give Paul Farmer permission to do in Cange?
(a) Collect blood samples for research.
(b) Conduct a census.
(c) Build a school.
(d) Test residents for TB.

4. What is Ophelia's nickname for Paul Farmer?
(a) Dokte.
(b) PF.
(c) PJ.
(d) Ghandi.

5. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?
(a) Irrigational diverticulitous.
(b) Infant deaths.
(c) Inferior diabetes.
(d) Infectious disease.

6. Who is Alex Goldfarb?
(a) A Russian microbiologist.
(b) Tom White's representative.
(c) The schoolmaster in Cange.
(d) A Doctor with the World Health Organization.

7. What type of map does Farmer share with Kidder in the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) An epidemiological map.
(b) A handdrawn map.
(c) A topographic map.
(d) A resource map.

8. What do Alex Goldfarb and Jim Yong Kim argue about at the 1998 Boston Conference?
(a) Cost effectiveness of treating MDR TB.
(b) Best fundraising methods for Partners in Health.
(c) Efficiency of generic MDR TB medications.
(d) Who should receive available doses of the MDR TB medicine.

9. What is Tracy Kidder's job in 1994?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Clergyman.
(d) Journalist.

10. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?
(a) He is a missionary.
(b) To write an article on the current regime.
(c) He is on vacation.
(d) To visit a Haitian Army outpost.

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

12. What does Paul Farmer give the patient Joe for Christmas?
(a) Beer.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Candy.
(d) A headstone.

13. Who is the most substantial donor of Zanmi Lasante?
(a) Leland Lasante.
(b) Tracy Kidder.
(c) Arnold Brigham.
(d) Tom White.

14. Who is Arata Kochi?
(a) A college friend of Paul's who teaches in France.
(b) A fundraiser at a hospital in Paris.
(c) The head of the Gates Foundation's TB Program.
(d) The head of the World Health Organization's TB program.

15. Who is Fritz Lafontant?
(a) A migrant worker.
(b) A millionaire.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did his daughters give to Paul Farmer's father?

2. What disease is Paul Farmer diagnosed with after marrying in 1996?

3. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?

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

5. Who arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?

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