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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What resulted from the case of John that is told in the O for the P?
(a) A new assistant for Paul Farmer.
(b) New equipment donated to Zanmi Lasante.
(c) A Zanmi Lasante training for local Haitians.
(d) A partnership between Mass General and Partners in Health.

2. How does Serena Koenig describe the Lascahobas situation?
(a) Disaster waiting to happen.
(b) A dream come true.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) A pocket of organization amidst chaos.

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

4. What two characters are present at the end of Mountains Beyond Mountains?
(a) The author and Paul Farmer.
(b) Jim Yong Kim and Paul Farmer.
(c) Paul Farmer and a young patient.
(d) Paul Famer and Catherine.

5. What best describes the communication between Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim after receiving the Gates endowment?
(a) Their communication is strained, and they pass messages through Ophelia.
(b) They communicate by email but do not speak.
(c) They communicated daily but are rarely together.
(d) They see each other monthly.

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

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

8. Who is Serena Koenig?
(a) A missionary from South Carolina.
(b) A member of the Lascahobas team.
(c) A lawyer from the Gates Foundation.
(d) A doctor with Doctors without Borders.

9. What countries does Paul Farmer approach for assistance with the doctors and money he needs in A Light Month for Travel?
(a) The United States and Peru.
(b) Cuba and France.
(c) France and the United States.
(d) Cuba and Peru.

10. What do Paul and the Partners in Health staff say they knew about their goal after receiving the Gates endowment?
(a) That they can focus on the goal now that the financial stress is gone.
(b) That it will be a challenge to meet this goal, despite large amounts of money.
(c) That they will reach their goal well before its deadline.
(d) That it will take all the funds to meet the goal.

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

12. Who guarantees Paul Farmer's 2002 expansion loan?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Ophelia's father.
(c) Melinda Gates.
(d) Tom White.

13. Why did the passenger truck from Lascahobas to the nearest city stop making its runs?
(a) Lack of funding.
(b) Lack of passengers.
(c) Lack of gas.
(d) Danger from guerillas.

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

15. It's stated, in the O to the P, that some people thought that Paul Farmer was . . .
(a) Impractical with money.
(b) Fastidious with funding.
(c) Oblivious to money matters.
(d) Reckless with financial funds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of doctors does Paul Farmer says he wants to work at his clinic in A Light Month for Travel?

2. What does Paul Farmer begin to do in the late 1990s, according to A Light Month for Travel?

3. Who does Paul Farmer say that the women of Haiti caught HIV from?

4. According to the book, what is true of the individual Haitians that were detained by the US military?

5. How did the two AIDS quarantines mentioned in the book affect the spread of this disease?

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