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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. Why did the people that Paul Farmer work with in Haiti lose their farms?
(a) A drought killed the crops.
(b) Heavy rains ruined the farmlands.
(c) A dam flooded the farmlands.
(d) Years of poor farming killed the soil.

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

3. Where does Paul Farmer invite Tracy Kidder just before New Year's Day 2000?
(a) To Haiti.
(b) To Coffee.
(c) To a fundraising event.
(d) To his home.

4. What other diseases are the patients that Paul Farmer sees in Haiti very likely to have in conjunction with Tuberculosis, according to comments in Medicos Aventureros?
(a) HIV and AIDS.
(b) Typhoid and Rheumatism.
(c) Dysentry and Malaria.
(d) Scarlett Fever and Sepsis.

5. Who is Julianna DeWolf?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Paul's first love.
(d) A nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Senora Brigada?

2. Who is Alex Goldfarb?

3. How old is Paul Farmer when he and Tracy Kidder first meet?

4. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?

5. What is MDR TB?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the WLs and AMC that Paul, Jim, and Ophelia discuss in Chapter Ten.

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

10. Is Socios en Salud successful?

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