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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. When Jim Yong Kim travels to Russia, what does he do at the banquet?

2. What is Lascahobas?

3. What is defined as one of the problems of Haiti in 2000?

4. Who does Paul Farmer borrow money from to pay for the 2002 expansion while waiting for the Global Fund money to arrive?

5. What is true of Paul and Jim in the beginning of the A Light Month for Travel section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the political climate in Haiti affect attempts to improve the health of its citizens?

2. How is Paul Farmer impacted by funding?

3. Why is Zanmi Lasante so successful?

4. Why were competing organizations able to come together in Chapter 24 to work on curing TB?

5. How does Father Jack's influence impact the MDR-TB campaign after his death?

6. What is Ophelia's opinion of Paul's personality?

7. Does Paul Farmer believe that life sucks, as noted in this second TB speech in Cuba?

8. Describe Ti Fifi.

9. Given his claim that if he stops moving someone will die, is Paul Farmer a megalomaniac?

10. Is Paul Farmer a good father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare the three venues below and explain how each is symbolic in Mountains Beyond Mountains:

1) The AIDS hacienda in Cuba

2) Harvard Medical School

3) Zanmi Lasante

Essay Topic 3

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.

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