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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "The Ugly American".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the names listed below, who was also a speaker at the recruitment meeting?
(a) Marie MacIntosh
(b) Joe Bing
(c) Gilbert MacWhite
(d) Homer Atkins

2. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?
(a) Discover who Donald and Roger are reporting to in the communist party
(b) Finding an assignment for John Colvin
(c) Building dams and roads in Sarkhan
(d) Create a way for Sarkhanese people to get water from the hills

3. What does Joe Bing call the U.S.Government
(a) The General
(b) Big Brother
(c) Uncle Sammy
(d) The United States Government

4. Why is he called ugly?
(a) It is his nickname from childhood
(b) His feet are unusually large
(c) His language is always peppered with obscenities
(d) His appearance is not attractive

5. Who is Major Monet?
(a) An artist living in Sarkhan
(b) One of the embassy servants
(c) Best friend of Louis Sears
(d) The commander of the French Foreign Legion outside of Hanoi, Vietnam

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Wolcheck, Monet and MacWhite decide to do?

2. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?

3. Why is the newspaperman rejected as an applicant for foreign service?

4. What did the placards say about foreign service?

5. What are Major Monet's men preparing to do?

(see the answer key)

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