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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 elected president of Haiti in 2000?
2. Who does the new director of the World Health Organization ask to serve as his senior advisor in 2003?
3. Who is Peggy McAvoy?
4. What operations are performed in Cange by teams from Brigham and South Carolina in 2002?
5. What happens to the prices of antiretroviral drugs in 2002?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Paul Farmer a supporter of President Aristede?
2. Why does Paul Farmer hesitate to get involved in fixing the Russian TB program?
3. Describe the AIDS sanatorium in Cuba.
4. How does the political climate in Haiti affect attempts to improve the health of its citizens?
5. Does Paul Farmer believe that life sucks, as noted in this second TB speech in Cuba?
6. How does Father Jack's influence impact the MDR-TB campaign after his death?
7. What is Ophelia's opinion of Paul's personality?
8. Is it moral for the medevac company to charge for its services to bring John to Boston?
9. Is Paul Farmer an American or a Haitian in his thoughts and actions?
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
In Mountains Beyond Mountains, it is clear that irony is a naturally occurring phenomenon in real life. Identify three instances of irony from the book and answer these questions for each:
1) Is the ironic situation created by those effected by it or by outside forces?
2) Are the people involved aware of the irony of their situation?
3) Analyze the author's method used to disclose the irony to the readers.
Essay Topic 2
Select three people from Mountains Beyond Mountains that are victims of injustice. For each one describe the injustice, what the root causes are, if it is resolved, and if so by whom. Compare these people and their situations based on these criteria.
Essay Topic 3
Define democracy and support or refute Paul Farmer's assertion that America is not truly a democracy. Analyze each point in your argument.
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