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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. In the O for the P section, what is it said that Paul Farmer was able to defy?
2. What countries does Paul Farmer approach for assistance with the doctors and money he needs in A Light Month for Travel?
3. Where does the author say that Jim was happy to work in the O for the P section?
4. What two characters are present at the end of Mountains Beyond Mountains?
5. Doctors from what hospital donate services to help with cases that Paul Farmer sends them that are outside out the Partners in Health budget?
Short Essay Questions
1. Given his claim that if he stops moving someone will die, is Paul Farmer a megalomaniac?
2. What figure in the book, other than Paul Farmer, has the greatest impact in curing MDR-TB?
3. Describe Carol and Serena's ride to Port-au-Prince to look for a medevac and a helicopter.
4. How does Father Jack's influence impact the MDR-TB campaign after his death?
5. What does Paul Farmer mean in Chapter 25 when he says that John's family died of Haiti?
6. How is Paul Farmer impacted by funding?
7. How are Paul Farmer and Jim Kim different in their approaches to medicine?
8. What does the author, Tracy Kidder, think of Paul Farmer?
9. Why is Paul Farmer a supporter of President Aristede?
10. Why were competing organizations able to come together in Chapter 24 to work on curing TB?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Didi Bertrand, Father Jack, and Ophelia within the context of wealth and poverty.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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