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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the hospital where Paul Farmer works four months out of the year?
(a) Brigham and Women's.
(b) U Mass.
(c) Boston Children's Hospital.
(d) Mass General.

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

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

5. By how much does the cost of TB drugs decrease by the year 2000?
(a) 57%
(b) 27%
(c) 75%
(d) 97%

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

7. Who is Julianna DeWolf?
(a) A nun.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A reporter.
(d) Paul's first love.

8. Who was Paul's mentor?
(a) Peter Penberthy.
(b) Michel Bourgeoius.
(c) Pierre Lafountain.
(d) Rudolf Virchow.

9. What job did Paul hold while living in France?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Au Pair.
(c) Tour Guide.
(d) Mail Clerk.

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

11. Who is Jean Bertrand-Aristide?
(a) A reporter who writes about Zanmi Lasante.
(b) A priest and friend of Paul's.
(c) A soldier who is befriended by Paul.
(d) Ophelia's husband.

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

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

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

15. What is true about the drug for Tuberculosis, according to Paul Farmer?
(a) It is easy to misdose the very young and the elderly.
(b) It is a very forgiving drug.
(c) They must be take at regular intervals.
(d) They tend to make children even more ill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?

3. 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?

4. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?

5. Why did the people that Paul Farmer work with in Haiti lose their farms?

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