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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the twin pandemics referred to in the Afterword of Mountains Beyond Mountains?
(a) Tueberculosis and dysentry.
(b) AIDS and tuberculosis.
(c) AIDS and HIV.
(d) Tuberculosis and MDR-TB.

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

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

4. Who elected president of Haiti in 2000?
(a) Bourgeoius.
(b) Chavelier.
(c) Aristide.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

5. Who is Jorge Perez?
(a) A friend that helps with the cost of medication.
(b) A man who works with Jim Yong Kim in Peru.
(c) The Haitian President.
(d) A Catholic Priest.

6. What are PIHers?
(a) Staff who work for Paul.
(b) Financial contributors to PIH.
(c) Patients at Zanmi Lasante.
(d) Those who believe in the PIH mission.

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

8. What does Paul Farmer do when he has a case that is too complicated or outside of his specialty?
(a) He flies patients to Peru for treatment.
(b) He flies patients to Boston for treatment.
(c) He flies Dr. Ramirez in from Peru.
(d) He flies Dr. Flickinger in from Boston.

9. How many chronic patients are either cured or in treatment due to the second line antibiotics that are made available to Peru and other locations in 2002?
(a) 875.
(b) 0.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

10. Who is the project director of the Russian TB project?
(a) Alex Goldfarb.
(b) Fritz LaFontain.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Mikail Frank.

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

12. How much money does Paul Farmer borrow to pay for the 2002 expansion while waiting for the Global Fund money to arrive?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $500,000.

13. What belief does the author say Paul Farmer instills in people?
(a) A belief that we are all connected.
(b) A united belief that something better is possible.
(c) A belief in their obligation and ability.
(d) A belief that money corrupts.

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

15. What reason is given for the intensity of the Russian TB outbreak?
(a) Backlogged prison systems.
(b) Lack of running water.
(c) Dilapadated housing.
(d) Lack of electricity in rural areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the book stay that AIDS patients in Cuba were quarantined?

2. What happens to the prices of second line antibiotics after World Health Organization's new policies for MDR-TB in 2002?

3. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?

4. According to the Afterword, how many HIV patients does Zanmi Lasante's staff care for?

5. Who pays for the interest payments on Paul Farmer's 2002 expansion loan?

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