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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "Everybody Loves Joe Bing".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened when Father Finian incorporates the Burmese food into his diet?
(a) He becomes allergic to bananas
(b) He gains 75 pounds and must start a diet
(c) He fires his cook
(d) He suffers from dysentary and loses 40 pounds

3. What medicine did Deong and Colvin put into the Japanese soldiers' food?
(a) Cocaine
(b) Pepto Bismol
(c) Ipecac
(d) Opium

4. Why does Deong want to cause Colvin's plan to fail?
(a) Because Deong does not want the Americans to look better than the communists
(b) Deong has a competing business
(c) Colvin treated Deong badly in the past
(d) Deong is jealous of his succss

5. Why did this ruse work even though many Americans were involved in giving the rice to the people?
(a) The Americans were paid off by the Soviets to keep quiet
(b) The Americans were distracted by dancing girls
(c) None of the Americans could read Sarkhanese
(d) The Americans were not involved in the transfer of the rice

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are in Father Finian's group, including hiim?

2. Who is Kruptizyn more concerned about than the American Ambassador?

3. What does Ruth Jyoti think of Joe Bing?

4. What is the first step that the friends decide to take?

5. Why do Soviet embassies employ only Soviets for service personnel?

(see the answer key)

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