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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Arata Kochi?
2. What is true of Tom White?
3. What is MDR TB?
4. What happens to the Peru branch of Partners in Health as a result of the civil war?
5. Who does Paul Farmer marry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Paul Farmer's appearance in the first chapter of Mountains Beyond Mountains.
2. Is the DOTS treatment as described in Chapter 15 effective?
3. Why does Paul Farmer give Joe a 6 pack of beer in Chapter Two?
4. Describe the relative urban quiet used to describe the area in Boston where Brigham & Women's is located.
5. Based on events in Chapter Twelve, is Paul Farmer reckless or responsible?
6. What is the importance of the O for the P?
7. Describe Zanmi Lasante as first seen by Tracy Kidder in Chapter Three.
8. Explain how the author observes Paul Farmer beginning each day in Chapter Three.
9. Explain why Paul Farmer rides on the Lady Gin as a child.
10. Describe the TB study designed by Paul Farmer in Chapter Four.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Select three people from Mountains Beyond Mountains that are victims of injustice. For each one describe the injustice, what the root causes are, if it is resolved, and if so by whom. Compare these people and their situations based on these criteria.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Paul Farmer and the Warden as fathers.
Essay Topic 3
In Mountains Beyond Mountains, it is clear that irony is a naturally occurring phenomenon in real life. Identify three instances of irony from the book and answer these questions for each:
1) Is the ironic situation created by those effected by it or by outside forces?
2) Are the people involved aware of the irony of their situation?
3) Analyze the author's method used to disclose the irony to the readers.
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