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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. What does Paul Farmer give the patient Joe for Christmas?

2. Where does Paul Farmer first encounter Haitian people?

3. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?

4. What is ti kay?

5. Why is Paul Farmer frustrated when he first meets Tracy Kidder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Paul Farmer a person of faith, as of Chapter 9?

3. What is the significance of the Section heading, The Tin Roofs of Cange?

4. Describe Paul Farmer's parents.

5. Is Socios en Salud successful?

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

7. Describe Zanmi Lasante as first seen by Tracy Kidder in Chapter Three.

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

9. Describe the political climate of Haiti at the beginning of the book in 1994.

10. How do epidemiological maps give insight into the TB epidemic in Haiti?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Tracy Kidder effectively uses contrast in Mountains Beyond Mountains in each of the following situations:

1) Setting

2) Economics

3) Bringing depth to people the book

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Did Serena Koenig make the right decision when she ordered the medevac unit to fly the patient John to Boston? What would you have done?

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