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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What organization supports the creation of generic version of TB drugs, beside the World Health Organization, according to the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) UNICEF.
(b) Internation Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
(c) Doctors without Borders.
(d) The Catholic Church.

4. 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.

5. What are the names of Paul Farmer's parents?
(a) Delilah and Hugo.
(b) Sue and Peter.
(c) Ginny and Paul.
(d) Georgia and Tom.

6. What action does Paul Farmer take after meeting and examining the patient named Joe in 1999?
(a) Pays for his funeral.
(b) Sends him home with his mother.
(c) Arranges to speak to his congressman.
(d) Admits him to the hospital.

7. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?
(a) The Gates Foundation.
(b) Doctors without Borders.
(c) Tom White's Partners Worldwide.
(d) The World Health Organization.

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

9. What is the name of the clinic founded by Paul Farmer in Haiti?
(a) Zanmi Lasante.
(b) Artibonte Clinic.
(c) Ti Kay Dokte.
(d) Junta Haiti.

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

11. What organization, in addition to the World Health Organization, does Paul Farmer present his MDR TB findings to after meeting Senora Brigada?
(a) Doctors without Borders.
(b) DOTS.
(c) The Gates Foundation.
(d) International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

12. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?
(a) From his Aunt Lillian.
(b) On his first visit to Cange.
(c) From his grandmother.
(d) Where he helps to pick citrus.

13. What is the name of Paul Farmer's daughter?
(a) Dierdre.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Francesa.
(d) Michelle.

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

15. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?
(a) To maintain a military presence in a peaceful time.
(b) To keep peace before the new election.
(c) To bring aid and food supplies.
(d) To support the new government from an ousted regime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "ID" refer to when Paul Farmer refers to his patients in 1999?

2. By how much does the cost of TB drugs decrease by the year 2000?

3. What does Paul Farmer give the patient Joe for Christmas?

4. What symptoms of TB did the patient named Joe exhibit in 1999?

5. What happens to the Peru branch of Partners in Health as a result of the civil war?

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