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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. By what year do mathematical models predict HIV infections will reach 100 million?

2. What does Paul Farmer do when he has a case that is too complicated or outside of his specialty?

3. What organization controls the flow of antibiotics to Peru and other places in 2002?

4. What expansion does Paul Farmer begin in the summer of 2002?

5. What happens to the prices of second line antibiotics after World Health Organization's new policies for MDR-TB in 2002?

Short Essay Questions

1. What figure in the book, other than Paul Farmer, has the greatest impact in curing MDR-TB?

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

3. Does Jim Kim think that Paul Farmer is a good role model?

4. Is Paul Farmer an American or a Haitian in his thoughts and actions?

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

6. Does Paul Farmer treat Jim Kim with respect?

7. Why does Paul Farmer hesitate to get involved in fixing the Russian TB program?

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

9. How are Paul Farmer and Jim Kim different in their approaches to medicine?

10. Why is Zanmi Lasante so successful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Mountains Beyond Mountains, is there a clear line drawn between good people and bad people in the book? Explain your answer with references to specific people and incidents in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Those people who appear in smaller roles in Mountains Beyond Mountains often define those who are the focus of the book, either by contrast, relationship, or actions. Select three of the people who have smaller parts in the book that are listed below and analyze their purpose:

Ti Jean, John, Joe, Sandra Koenig, Tom White, The Warden, Alex Goldfarb, and Father Jack.

Essay Topic 3

Sacrificing for the betterment of others is a central theme in the book.

1) After selecting three of the people listed below, analyze the sacrifices they make in Mountains Beyond Mountains, the reasons for their sacrifices, and the results of it. Paul's Mother, Paul Farmer, Didi Bertrand, Father Jack, Jim Kim and Ophelia.

2) Then answer the following questions about sacrifice: Should a parent sacrifice time with his or her own children to save the life of another child? Another 100 children? How would you decide where that limit is?

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