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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. According to the Afterword, how many HIV patients does Zanmi Lasante's staff care for?
(a) More than 10,000.
(b) More than 3,000.
(c) 300 a day.
(d) 50 a day.

2. What best describes the communication between Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim after receiving the Gates endowment?
(a) Their communication is strained, and they pass messages through Ophelia.
(b) They communicated daily but are rarely together.
(c) They see each other monthly.
(d) They communicate by email but do not speak.

3. Where does the author say that Jim was happy to work in the O for the P section?
(a) Anywhere.
(b) In Russia.
(c) In a goldfish bowl.
(d) Away from the action.

4. Who gives the Russian Ministry of Health a $150 million dollar loan to fight the tuberculosis epidemic in 2002?
(a) The Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
(b) Tom White.
(c) The Bank of Boston.
(d) The World Bank.

5. Who does Paul Farmer say the only men on Haiti who experience economic stability are?
(a) Soldiers and truck drivers.
(b) Military dictators.
(c) Politicians and poachers.
(d) Doctors and foreigners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the prices of second line antibiotics after World Health Organization's new policies for MDR-TB in 2002?

2. What is Lascahobas?

3. How does Paul Farmer feel about his rotations at Brigham and Women's Hospital?

4. For what purpose is Partners in Health awarded $45 million by the Gates Foundation?

5. Whose pictures does Paul Farmer carry in his wallet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Paul Farmer a supporter of President Aristede?

2. Why is Zanmi Lasante so successful?

3. Does Paul Farmer believe that life sucks, as noted in this second TB speech in Cuba?

4. Why does Paul Farmer hesitate to get involved in fixing the Russian TB program?

5. Is Paul Farmer a good father?

6. What entity mentioned in the book has the greatest impact on the treatment of MDR-TB?

7. How do capitalists, commies, and Jesus Christers all assist Paul Farmer?

8. How is Paul Farmer impacted by funding?

9. Describe Ti Fifi.

10. Does Paul Farmer treat Jim Kim with respect?

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