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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 arranges for Paul Farmer and his wife to vacation in France while he is recovering from his illness?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Didi Bertrand.
(c) Fritz Lafontant.
(d) Alex Goldfab.

2. What organization, in addition to the World Health Organization, does Paul Farmer present his MDR TB findings to after meeting Senora Brigada?
(a) The Gates Foundation.
(b) Doctors without Borders.
(c) DOTS.
(d) International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

3. What is DOTS?
(a) Paul Farmer's recommended approach for curing TB.
(b) A fund raising organization based in Boston.
(c) A sister facilty to Partners in Health.
(d) The traditional regimen for treating resistant TB.

4. Who is Arata Kochi?
(a) A college friend of Paul's who teaches in France.
(b) The head of the Gates Foundation's TB Program.
(c) A fundraiser at a hospital in Paris.
(d) The head of the World Health Organization's TB program.

5. Who is the most substantial donor of Zanmi Lasante?
(a) Leland Lasante.
(b) Tracy Kidder.
(c) Tom White.
(d) Arnold Brigham.

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 Alex Goldfarb?

3. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?

4. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain why Paul Farmer rides on the Lady Gin as a child.

5. Why is Alexander Goldfarb reluctant to implement DOTS in Russia, in Chapter 18?

6. Why does Paul Farmer give Joe a 6 pack of beer in Chapter Two?

7. Is Socios en Salud successful?

8. Describe Zanmi Lasante as first seen by Tracy Kidder in Chapter Three.

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

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

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