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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, "The Bent Backs of Chang 'Dong".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kruptizyn more concerned about than the American Ambassador?
(a) Emma Watkins
(b) Father Finian
(c) Mrs. Kruptizyn
(d) Joe Bing

2. What does Sears think could increase morale at the embassy in Sarkhan?
(a) People who can speak Sarkhanese
(b) People who don't drink
(c) People who have studied communism
(d) More pretty girls

3. How many native communists does Sears claim to have met?
(a) Thirteen
(b) None
(c) Nine
(d) Hundreds

4. When Emma asks the villagers what causes this problem, what is their answer?
(a) It is punishment for sins they have committed
(b) This is what happens when people get old
(c) It is caused by the water from the well
(d) It is caused by the altitude

5. Why didn't Emma just order American brooms and hand them out?
(a) There is no Fed Ex office in the area
(b) The villagers would not have accepted them
(c) Homer tells her it is not important
(d) She cannot afford it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knox decide to do?

2. Why does he have this nickname?

3. What idea does Emma give him regarding the pump?

4. What was the solution proposed?

5. What happened when Father Finian incorporates the Burmese food into his diet?

(see the answer key)

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