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

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

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

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

5. What happens to the Peru branch of Partners in Health as a result of the civil war?
(a) Construction is halted.
(b) The entire facility is set on fire.
(c) The pharmacy is bombed.
(d) The facility is moved into a local church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Farmer raise money for after he sees a mother and baby die during his first visit to Cange?

2. What amount of debt does Tom White pay for medicine taken by Paul and Jim, as noted in the Medicos Aventureros section?

3. Where did Paul Farmer first attend college on a full scholarship?

4. Where does Paul Farmer invite Tracy Kidder just before New Year's Day 2000?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.

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

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

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