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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 is true about the drug for Tuberculosis, according to Paul Farmer?
(a) It is easy to misdose the very young and the elderly.
(b) They must be take at regular intervals.
(c) It is a very forgiving drug.
(d) They tend to make children even more ill.

2. Who is Ophelia Dahl?
(a) A rich daughter of a famous actress.
(b) Tom White's sister.
(c) A reporter in Boston.
(d) The administrator of a hospital in Haiti.

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

4. How is Zanmi Lasante funded?
(a) Donations from a bookstore in Boston.
(b) Donations to Unicef.
(c) Donations to Partners in Health.
(d) Donations from Doctors at Brigham and Women's.

5. What do the people of Cange use as roofs on their homes when Paul first visits?
(a) Planked wooden roofs.
(b) Tin roofs.
(c) No roofs.
(d) Thatched banana leaf roofs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Paul return to Haiti in September of 1991?

2. What is the Artibonte?

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

4. What is an example of the small tokens his patients give to Dokte Paul?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the method of travel and the land around Zanmi Lasante important?

2. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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