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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, "The Sum of Tiny Things".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is MacWhite upset by this knowledge?
(a) Now he needs to get new servants
(b) MacWhite is afraid his wife is a communist spy as well
(c) He has told Donald and Roger they can stay at the embassy forever
(d) Now the Communists know his plans to smash them in Sarkhan

2. Where is Marie assigned when she is accepted into the foreign service?
(a) China
(b) France
(c) Holland
(d) Sarkhan

3. Who proposed a solution to the problem?
(a) Marie MacIntosh
(b) An American editor
(c) Gilbert MacWhite
(d) Joe Bing

4. What is the one word description of Marie MacIntosh used by the author?
(a) Drab
(b) Intelligent
(c) Exciting
(d) Brilliant

5. When Emma asks the villagers what causes this problem, what is their answer?
(a) It is punishment for sins they have committed
(b) This is what happens when people get old
(c) It is caused by the water from the well
(d) It is caused by the altitude

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Atkins recommend instead of dams and roads?

2. How many servants came with her new house?

3. What organization does U Maung Swe speak of that provided aid in an acceptable manner?

4. Why is this not good evidence?

5. What was the cause of Captain Boning's distraction?

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