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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. Who pays for the interest payments on Paul Farmer's 2002 expansion loan?
2. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?
3. Who is Serena Koenig?
4. How did receiving the Gates endowment affect the fund-raising efforts by Partners in Health?
5. Where does the author say that Jim was happy to work in the O for the P section?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author, Tracy Kidder, think of Paul Farmer?
2. What is Ophelia's opinion of Paul's personality?
3. What figure in the book, other than Paul Farmer, has the greatest impact in curing MDR-TB?
4. Why does Paul Farmer hesitate to get involved in fixing the Russian TB program?
5. Describe Carol and Serena's ride to Port-au-Prince to look for a medevac and a helicopter.
6. What entity mentioned in the book has the greatest impact on the treatment of MDR-TB?
7. Describe the AIDS sanatorium in Cuba.
8. Describe Ti Fifi.
9. How are Paul Farmer and Jim Kim different in their approaches to medicine?
10. Describe Serena Koenig.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paul Farmer is described as both simple and complex in Mountains Beyond Mountains. Consider the man and the way he is portrayed in the book as well as the fact that this is a biographical account of a real person as you answer the questions below.
1) Would Paul Farmer describe himself as a good husband and father?
2) How does his commitment to his cause affect his perception of other important things in life?
3) What are his greatest strengths and limitations?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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