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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. Where is Zanmi Lasante located?
(a) Kay Epin, Haiti.
(b) Carabaylllo, Haiti.
(c) Cange, Haiti.
(d) Peligre, Haiti.

2. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?
(a) Duke University.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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

4. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?
(a) Research science.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Anthropology.

5. Who is Fritz Lafontant?
(a) A millionaire.
(b) A migrant worker.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Paul Farmer's daughter?

2. Who is the most substantial donor of Zanmi Lasante?

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

4. Who is Arata Kochi?

5. Who does Paul Farmer marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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