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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. Who discovers that many patents on TB drugs are expired and argues for the creation of generic versions?
(a) Paul Farmer.
(b) Ophelia.
(c) Jim Yong Kim.
(d) Arata Kochi.

2. What is true of Tom White?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He is marries Ophelia.
(c) He is a millionaire.
(d) He is a missionary.

3. How is Paul's knee shattered in 1988?
(a) He is in a plane crash.
(b) He is hit by a car.
(c) He is in a collapsing building.
(d) He is attacked.

4. What does Paul Farmer give the patient Joe for Christmas?
(a) A headstone.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Candy.
(d) Beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization supports the creation of generic version of TB drugs, beside the World Health Organization, according to the Medicos Aventureros section?

2. Who is Fritz Lafontant?

3. What is true of Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder meet again in 1999?

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

5. What award does Paul Farmer receive in the summer of 1993?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the political climate of Haiti at the beginning of the book in 1994.

2. What is the importance of the O for the P?

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

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

5. Describe Paul Farmer's appearance in the first chapter of Mountains Beyond Mountains.

6. Explain why Paul Farmer and Ophelia fight over Diet Coke in Chapter Ten.

7. Is the DOTS treatment as described in Chapter 15 effective?

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

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

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

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