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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 other disease do the Russian patients that Paul Farmer treats for TB also tend to have?

2. What is the name of the second lecture that Paul Farmer gives in Cuba?

3. Where does the US military detain infected Haitians in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS?

4. Who does Paul Farmer dispatch to start his 2002 expansion?

5. What is defined as one of the problems of Haiti in 2000?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Paul Farmer a good father?

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

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

4. Could Partners in Health have succeeded without Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, or Jim Kim?

5. Explain the connection between the Open Society Institute and Partners in Health.

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

7. Does Paul Farmer believe that life sucks, as noted in this second TB speech in Cuba?

8. Is it moral for the medevac company to charge for its services to bring John to Boston?

9. How does the death of John Wilnot affect Zanmi Lasante?

10. How do capitalists, commies, and Jesus Christers all assist Paul Farmer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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