After You Read 2

Making Inferences

Answer questions 1 to 3 using the paragraph below.

This is the story of my first few weeks in Bangladesh. I have been working non-stop since I arrived to try and learn the history of a project that has been ongoing for almost nine years. The departing project coordinator has spent two weeks by my side explaining issues ranging from refugee nutrition to Bangladeshi political strikes. It has been a crash course in everything from culture to politics to administration to human rights to public health, but the main issue we discussed, and the reason I am here, is the Rohingya refugees.

1		The author is writing from Bangladesh.
2		Bangladesh is a poor country.
3		Bangladesh is having political problems.

Answer questions 4 to 6 using the paragraph below.

In 1992, more than 250,000 Muslims, the Rohingyas, fled from Burma to Bangladesh. Since that time, MSF and other aid organizations have been working to take care of these refugees and to create an acceptable solution. Most of the refugees were sent back to Burma, but some have refused to go back, fearing persecution and abuse from the Burmese government. Over 21,000 refugees remain in Bangladesh. MSF manages the health care for the most vulnerable of the refugees, including pregnant women and malnourished children. We also run a vaccination program and a health clinic to deal with severe medical cases. At this point, the medical situation has stabilized and the concern has turned more to politics. The Rohingyas face numerous human rights abuses both in Bangladesh and Burma. My role here is to work with the local NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) near the camp, to document cases of abuse and mistreatment of refugees, and to work to change the situation.

4		The Rohingyas are originally from Burma.
5		Although the refugees have many health problems, they are not the most important issue at the moment.
6		The refugees are safe now that they are in Bangladesh.

Answer questions 7 to 10 using the paragraph below.

Although this all sounds exciting, the majority of my work so far has consisted of dealing with horrible administrative problems that have nothing to do with the refugees. In my first few weeks here, I have had to fire one employee, suspend another, and visit a third employee in prison, where he stands accused of murdering his wife and daughter. Maybe this is all a way to test a new coordinator? In spare moments, I have been poring over the old documents here in the office to try and learn the background of these issues that are now all my responsibility. I have no idea what the next year will bring, but there will certainly be a lot of new experiences--what more could I ask for?

7		The author prefers to deal with administrative problems.
8		The author has had problems with his employees.
9		The author has a lot of responsibility.