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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Ambassador and the Working Press".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Deong plan to cause Colvin to fail?
(a) By cutting prices in his business
(b) By killing Colvin
(c) By making Colvin put ipecac into the powdered milk, making the Sarkhanese sick
(d) By stealing his mail

2. How does she occupy her evenings?
(a) Parties with prominent Pentagon officials
(b) Reading books on political idealogy
(c) After chores, she watches television
(d) Attending college classes

3. What question does Father Finian ask that surprises the Burmese men?
(a) "What is the cure for dysentary?"
(b) "What is it that we want to do?"
(c) "Which of you is a communist?"
(d) "Where is the men's room?"

4. What does Sears think could increase morale at the embassy in Sarkhan?
(a) People who have studied communism
(b) More pretty girls
(c) People who can speak Sarkhanese
(d) People who don't drink

5. Why is this letter from Louis Sears to Dexter Peterson confidential and personal?
(a) Dexter would not read the letter otherwise
(b) Sears is passing government secrets
(c) Sears is not allowed to send regular correspondence
(d) Sears and Peterson are long time friends and trust one another

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ambassador Krupitzyn convince the Sarkhanese that the relief rice was from the Soviet Union and not America?

2. Who informed the Ambassador of this visit?

3. Who is Lucky, Lucky Lou #2?

4. How does she get to work every day?

5. What did the USA do with the land?

(see the answer key)

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