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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?
(a) Fatigue and chest pain.
(b) Coughing up blood.
(c) Rapid weigh loss and cough.
(d) High fever and cough.

2. Who is Ophelia Dahl?
(a) The administrator of a hospital in Haiti.
(b) A rich daughter of a famous actress.
(c) Tom White's sister.
(d) A reporter in Boston.

3. What is dechoukaj?
(a) The removal of all outward signs of a government.
(b) A ceremonial meal that shows gratitude.
(c) A voodoo cure for disease.
(d) A method of blood transfusion.

4. 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.

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

6. Who arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?
(a) Fritz Lafontant.
(b) Didi Bertrand.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Alex Goldfab.

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

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

9. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?
(a) Computer science.
(b) Research science.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Sociology.

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

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

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

13. What happens to the Peru branch of Partners in Health as a result of the civil war?
(a) The pharmacy is bombed.
(b) The facility is moved into a local church.
(c) The entire facility is set on fire.
(d) Construction is halted.

14. Why doesn't Paul return to Haiti in September of 1991?
(a) His Boston based business is failing.
(b) The government denies him access.
(c) His paralysis keeps him in Boston.
(d) His father is sick and dying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?

2. What is the Artibonte?

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

4. Why is Tracy Kidder in Haiti in 1994?

5. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?

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