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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. Why does the staff at Zanmi Lasante believe the cure rate for Tuberculosis is so low?

2. What disease does Paul contract on his first visit to Cange?

3. Who is Fritz Lafontant?

4. What organization, in addition to the World Health Organization, does Paul Farmer present his MDR TB findings to after meeting Senora Brigada?

5. What type of map does Farmer share with Kidder in the Medicos Aventureros section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rudolf Virchow important to Paul Farmer?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Paul Farmer's parents.

7. Describe Jim Yong Kim.

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

9. Is Socios en Salud successful?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Didi Bertrand, Father Jack, and Ophelia within the context of wealth and poverty.

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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