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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Girl Who Got Recruited".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ambassador Krupitzyn convince the Sarkhanese that the relief rice was from the Soviet Union and not America?
(a) He produced 100,000 handbills with the information written on it
(b) He arranged for the rice bags to be re-labeled as coming from Russia
(c) A radio broadcast in Russian
(d) A spokesman from the Soviet Union discussed the rice on Sarkhanese television

2. Why is Ruth Hyoti disappointed with her treatment in Hawaii?
(a) She is not met by the President of the USA
(b) She is imprisoned immediately
(c) She is forced to wait for hours in an uncomfortable room before she can clear Immigrations
(d) She is not greeted with a flower necklace

3. Why is this not good evidence?
(a) It is not acceptable in court
(b) Louis Sears invented it
(c) The Sarkhanese government ordered the paper to write it in order to smooth relations
(d) It is not in English

4. Why have many Burmese become communists?
(a) Because Americans are ugly
(b) Because communists are the winning team
(c) Because they believe the communists are against the Westerners, who have behaved unjustly
(d) Because the communists offer them more money

5. What skills did Ambassador Krupitzyn learn before the Soviets assigned him to Sarkhan?
(a) Square dance calling and internet research
(b) karate, cooking, and ability to speak Hebrew
(c) To speak the language fluently, to play the Sarkhanese music, and to dance
(d) Cell phone usage, massage and calligraphy

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Louis Sears ask Peterson to do for him?

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

4. What does Sears think could increase morale at the embassy in Sarkhan?

5. What evidence does Sears present that he is doing a good job in Sarkhan?

(see the answer key)

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