2. What organization supports the creation of generic version of TB drugs, beside the World Health Organization, according to the Medicos Aventureros section?

3. What does the South Carolina church invest in for the people of Cange?

4. What is DOTS?

5. What does Paul Farmer invent that is attributed to inspiration from his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is Socios en Salud successful?

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

6. Why does Paul Farmer ask the Boston Globe to publish A Death in Haiti under a pen name in Chapter Eleven?

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

8. Describe the relative urban quiet used to describe the area in Boston where Brigham & Women's is located.

9. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Paul Farmer's goal to love all children as much as he loves his own daughter an admirable one? Explain your answer with support from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Should the United States government have gotten involved in the politics of Haiti? Be sure to cite consequences and any moral imperatives in your response.