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

2. How does Marie MacIntosh travel to her new destination?
(a) Airplane, via first class ticket
(b) Ship, then train
(c) Train
(d) Walks

3. Who does Sears ask Peterson to assign to Sarkhan?
(a) Hilary Clinton
(b) Joe Bing
(c) Father Finian
(d) John Colvin

4. What was their answer?
(a) We are all communists
(b) To have a country where Americans are banned from entering
(c) To have a country where any man may worship and live as he wishes
(d) Down the road, third tree on the left

5. What was the name of the newspaper they created to confuse the communists and tell the truth to the Burmese people?
(a) Mother Earth News
(b) The Communist Farmer
(c) The Onion
(d) The American Farmer

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ruth Hyoti disappointed with her treatment in Hawaii?

2. Who is the first person Father Finian looks for after he has learned the language and learned to eat the food?

3. What is the one word description of Marie MacIntosh used by the author?

4. Who informs Lous Sears about John Colvin's injuries?

5. How does the State Department define her new location?

(see the answer key)

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