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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 resulted from the case of John that is told in the O for the P?
2. What type of doctors does Paul Farmer says he wants to work at his clinic in A Light Month for Travel?
3. What are the twin pandemics referred to in the Afterword of Mountains Beyond Mountains?
4. What does Paul Farmer write to Tracy Kidder in regards to the blood bank in Cange?
5. Why does Paul Farmer travel light when he flies?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Jim Kim think that Paul Farmer is a good role model?
2. What entity mentioned in the book has the greatest impact on the treatment of MDR-TB?
3. Is Paul Farmer an American or a Haitian in his thoughts and actions?
4. How does the death of John Wilnot affect Zanmi Lasante?
5. Explain the connection between the Open Society Institute and Partners in Health.
6. What figure in the book, other than Paul Farmer, has the greatest impact in curing MDR-TB?
7. Describe Ti Fifi.
8. Describe Carol and Serena's ride to Port-au-Prince to look for a medevac and a helicopter.
9. How does Father Jack's influence impact the MDR-TB campaign after his death?
10. What does Paul Farmer mean in Chapter 25 when he says that John's family died of Haiti?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Didi Bertrand, Father Jack, and Ophelia within the context of wealth and poverty.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Throughout both history and Mountains Beyond Mountains, religion has the power to change people's beliefs and actions. In this book, is religion a positive or a negative force? How does Paul Farmer use religion to achieve his goals? What are the most powerful positive and negative examples of religion in the book?
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