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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Paul's thesis?
(a) Infection Disease, Poverty and Prevention.
(b) Contamination in Cange.
(c) AIDS and Accusation.
(d) Prevention and Poverty.

3. Where does Paul Farmer invite Tracy Kidder just before New Year's Day 2000?
(a) To his home.
(b) To Coffee.
(c) To Haiti.
(d) To a fundraising event.

4. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?
(a) He is divorced.
(b) He has recevied the Nobel Peace Prize.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He is an infectious disease specialist.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are there soldiers in Haiti in 1994?

3. Where was Paul Farmer raised?

4. What do Alex Goldfarb and Jim Yong Kim argue about at the 1998 Boston Conference?

5. Who secured the future of Partners in Health by securing the $45 million endowment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Paul Farmer's wedding like?

2. Describe the irony surrounding Father Jack's death.

3. Why is Arata Kochi important in Mountains Beyond Mountains?

4. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.

5. What is the significance of the Section heading, The Tin Roofs of Cange?

6. Describe Paul Farmer's parents.

7. Why does Ophelia Dahl refuse to marry Paul Farmer?

8. Based on events in Chapter Twelve, is Paul Farmer reckless or responsible?

9. How do the staff and patients at Brigham & Women's react to Paul Farmer when Tracy Kidder visits in Chapter Two?

10. Explain the importance of the Peligre Dam to the people of Haiti.

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