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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. Why is Ruth Jyoti disappointed with the American newspapers?
(a) There are not enough ads for dresses
(b) There are no reports concerning the Asian nation conferences
(c) There are too few comics
(d) They are all written in English

2. Why does Gilbert MacWhite speak freely about confidential matters around Roger and Donald?
(a) He believes they are both deaf
(b) He believes they cannot speak English
(c) He belives they are too ignorant to understand
(d) He believes they are harmless

3. What disturbs Knox about the Conference he is attending?
(a) There are no other Americans at the conference
(b) There is insufficient American food available
(c) He cannot speak Cambodian
(d) The proposals for further aid are for ambitious military plans

4. What is Sears' overall assessment of his situation in Sarkhan?
(a) We are all becoming communists
(b) We are in the weeds
(c) We are beloved friends of the Sarkhanese
(d) We're in good shape here.

5. What does Emma decide is actually the problem?
(a) Someone is beating the elderly people
(b) People are using short handled brooms
(c) It is a genetic defect in the villagers
(d) The villagers need to read more books

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Thomas Elmer Knox?

3. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?

4. Who is Kruptizyn more concerned about than the American Ambassador?

5. Who was one of the main people Ambassador Krupitzyn went to see when he arrived in Sarkhan?

(see the answer key)

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