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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 is true about the drug for Tuberculosis, according to Paul Farmer?

2. What is Tracy Kidder's job in 1994?

3. Who is Arata Kochi?

4. Who is Didi Bertrand?

5. What are the names of Paul Farmer's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the impetus for the creation of Socios en Salud?

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

5. Describe the TB study designed by Paul Farmer in Chapter Four.

6. Describe the WLs and AMC that Paul, Jim, and Ophelia discuss in Chapter Ten.

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

8. Describe Paul Farmer's parents.

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

10. Why does Ophelia Dahl refuse to marry Paul Farmer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Paul Farmer choose the life he lives out of moral obligation, guilt, reward, or some other reason? Support your answer by analyzing his comments and behavior throughout Mountains Beyond Mountains.

Essay Topic 2

Ophelia Dahl and Didi Bertrand are the two main women in Paul Farmer's romantic life. Compare and contrast these two women, the way they are addressed in the book, and the way their existence affects a reader's perception of Paul Farmer and his work.

Essay Topic 3

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

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