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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 organization supports the creation of generic version of TB drugs, beside the World Health Organization, according to the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) Doctors without Borders.
(b) Internation Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
(c) UNICEF.
(d) The Catholic Church.

2. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Dysentry.
(c) Sepsis.
(d) Maleria.

3. What is the name of Paul Farmer's daughter?
(a) Dierdre.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Francesa.
(d) Michelle.

4. What is Ophelia's nickname for Paul Farmer?
(a) Dokte.
(b) PJ.
(c) PF.
(d) Ghandi.

5. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?
(a) A nasal spray, instead of a shot, for the MDR TB treatment.
(b) A vitamin supplement for the water supply in Cange.
(c) A special MDR TB treatment for pregnant women.
(d) Pediatric doses and a regimen for his MDR TB patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paul work when he first goes to Haiti?

2. Who is Senora Brigada?

3. What is Partners in Health?

4. What is true of Tom White?

5. Why does the staff at Zanmi Lasante believe the cure rate for Tuberculosis is so low?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the relative urban quiet used to describe the area in Boston where Brigham & Women's is located.

3. Describe the TB study designed by Paul Farmer in Chapter Four.

4. What is the impetus for the creation of Socios en Salud?

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

6. Is Paul Farmer a person of faith, as of Chapter 9?

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

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

9. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?

10. What is Paul Farmer's wedding like?

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