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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through O for the P, pages 238-298.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Arata Kochi?
(a) The head of the Gates Foundation's TB Program.
(b) A fundraiser at a hospital in Paris.
(c) A college friend of Paul's who teaches in France.
(d) The head of the World Health Organization's TB program.

2. What organization endows Partners in Health with a $45 million grant?
(a) Doctors without Borders.
(b) The Gates Foundation.
(c) The World Health Organization.
(d) Tom White's Partners Worldwide.

3. With what entity does the Russian branch of PIH negotiate a loan?
(a) The Bank of Boston.
(b) The World Health Organization.
(c) The World Bank.
(d) The Gates Foundation.

4. What is true of the cure for Tuberculosis in Haiti at the beginning of the Medicos Aventureros section?
(a) It's not available anywhere in the country.
(b) The government has intercepted the shipment.
(c) It is not the correct type of drug for this strain of illness.
(d) It's only available in city hospitals.

5. How does Paul Farmer say he was allowed to return to Haiti after being exiled by the junta?
(a) A bribe.
(b) He carries a false passport.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) The new regime invited him to return.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Farmer switch his major from when he enters Harvard Medical School?

2. What is ti kay?

3. Who is Mamito married to?

4. Why does Paul Farmer tell Tracy Kidder that he can't slow down a pace he knows is much too fast?

5. What is true about the drug for Tuberculosis, according to Paul Farmer?

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