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

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

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

4. Why don't they jump?
(a) The parachutes are missing
(b) MacWhite tells them they cannot go
(c) They are afraid of the upcoming battle
(d) The battle has already been lost

5. Why did the Ambassador resent this move?
(a) He wanted to solve the problem on his own
(b) He was jealous he had not thought of it first
(c) He wanted the rumor to persist
(d) He believed it would endanger his chances of a judgeship in the USA

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was there a famine in South Sarkhan?

2. If all the Americans were like Bob Maile, what does Ruth Jyoti say would happen in Asia?

3. Why is the number 30 listed next the the name of Sarkhan by the Soviets?

4. What skills did Ambassador Krupitzyn learn before the Soviets assigned him to Sarkhan?

5. Where is Marie assigned when she is accepted into the foreign service?

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