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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Paul Farmer's opinion on the role of the rich in poverty?
(a) While they can't be blamed, they must act now.
(b) Rich people are obligated to care for the poor.
(c) Until the rich are forced to live like paupers, nothing will ever change.
(d) The rich create it and encourage poverty by their lack of response.

2. What organization controls the flow of antibiotics to Peru and other places in 2002?
(a) The Gates Foundation.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) Partners in Health.
(d) The Green Light Committee.

3. When the patient named John is referred by Paul Farmer and sent for treatment, what disease does he have?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Kawasaki's Disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. Where does the book stay that AIDS patients in Cuba were quarantined?
(a) At a hospital in Havana.
(b) At a prison in Havana.
(c) Near Havana in a country side hacienda.
(d) At a clinic called Socios de Cuba.

5. In the O for the P section, what is it said that Paul Farmer was able to defy?
(a) The local authorities.
(b) Pressure.
(c) Religious dictates.
(d) Laws of the body.

6. Where are the two characters in Mountains Beyond Mountains headed at the end of the story?
(a) To an operating room in Zanmi Lasante.
(b) On an eleven hour journey to visit patients.
(c) To France.
(d) To a medical conference in Russia.

7. Where does the author say that Jim was happy to work in the O for the P section?
(a) Anywhere.
(b) In Russia.
(c) In a goldfish bowl.
(d) Away from the action.

8. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?
(a) He's chasing a moving goal.
(b) He's afraid someone will die needlessly.
(c) He can't seem to locate the brake.
(d) He's afraid Catherine will be disappointed in him.

9. According to the book, what is true of the individual Haitians that were detained by the US military?
(a) They were treated well and Paul was allowed to treat them regularly.
(b) Over half of the surviving patients volunteered at Zanmi Lasante.
(c) Sister Juliana DeWolf set up a school and clinic to serve them.
(d) They were fed poorly, forced into long lasting contraceptive use, and beaten.

10. With what entity does the Russian branch of PIH negotiate a loan?
(a) The Gates Foundation.
(b) The World Bank.
(c) The Bank of Boston.
(d) The World Health Organization.

11. What result does the petition for electricity made by citizens of Cange have?
(a) Their petition is denied.
(b) Zanmi Lasante is bombed by the military.
(c) Their petition is ignored.
(d) They receive power for a few hours a day.

12. By what year do mathematical models predict HIV infections will reach 100 million?
(a) 2025.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2010.

13. Who pays for the interest payments on Paul Farmer's 2002 expansion loan?
(a) Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital.
(b) Church members from South Carolina.
(c) Medical interns from Harvard.
(d) PIH employees with the highest salaries.

14. What happens to the prices of antiretroviral drugs in 2002?
(a) They rise.
(b) They decline.
(c) They go up and down continually.
(d) They remain the same.

15. Who does Paul Farmer dispatch to start his 2002 expansion?
(a) Russian and American doctors and technicians.
(b) Peruvian and Americans doctors and technicians.
(c) Haitian and American doctors and technicians.
(d) French and American doctors and technicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the book say Paul Farmer earned a reputation for by the late 1990s?

2. Where does Paul Farmer plan to start his expansion in 2002?

3. Who is Jorge Perez?

4. What do some prominent voices in the US Government continue to argue cannot be done in 2002?

5. How does Serena Koenig describe the Lascahobas situation?

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