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

2. How does Marie spend her evenings now?
(a) Writing letters home
(b) Watching tv
(c) Going to parties or giving parties
(d) Working at a local cafe for extra money

3. How many acres of land were involved in this incident?
(a) 10,000
(b) Fifty
(c) 1,000
(d) One

4. What did the placards say about foreign service?
(a) Poor working conditions, bad pay, no possibility for advancement
(b) Good bosses, parties every night, cheap liquor
(c) Exposure to disease and dysentary but good for you
(d) Good pay, possible advancement, patriotic career, opportunity to travel

5. 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) Colvin treated Deong badly in the past
(c) Deong has a competing business
(d) Deong is jealous of his succss

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was there a famine in South Sarkhan?

2. How does she get to work?

3. Who is Ruth Jyoti?

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

5. Why did this ruse work even though many Americans were involved in giving the rice to the people?

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