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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. When Jim Yong Kim travels to Russia, what does he do at the banquet?
(a) Leads karaoke.
(b) Meets the ruler of Russia.
(c) Raises the needed funds.
(d) Vomits in public.

2. What is one symptom of Haiti's problems in 2000?
(a) The closing of health clinics.
(b) The growing dysentry epidemic.
(c) The turmoil among the working class.
(d) The debt load of the goverment.

3. What belief does the author say Paul Farmer instills in people?
(a) A belief that money corrupts.
(b) A belief that we are all connected.
(c) A belief in their obligation and ability.
(d) A united belief that something better is possible.

4. What is true of Paul and Jim in the beginning of the A Light Month for Travel section?
(a) Both suffer deaths in their families.
(b) The have less financial pressure and too much time on their hands.
(c) Both have contracted illnesses.
(d) They have to much to do and too little time.

5. When the patient named John is referred by Paul Farmer and sent for treatment, what disease does he have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Kawasaki's Disease.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What expansion does Paul Farmer begin in the summer of 2002?

2. How did the two AIDS quarantines mentioned in the book affect the spread of this disease?

3. How does Paul Farmer refer to poverty in A Light Month for Travel?

4. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?

5. Who is Jorge Perez?

Short Essay Questions

1. Morally speaking, should all people attempt to follow Paul Farmer's example?

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

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

4. Describe Serena Koenig.

5. Does Paul Farmer treat Jim Kim with respect?

6. Why are Paul Farmer and Alex Goldfarb successful in their attempts to make significant changes?

7. What figure in the book, other than Paul Farmer, has the greatest impact in curing MDR-TB?

8. How are Paul Farmer and Jim Kim different in their approaches to medicine?

9. Is it moral for the medevac company to charge for its services to bring John to Boston?

10. Could Partners in Health have succeeded without Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, or Jim Kim?

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