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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "The Ragtime Kid".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the main people Ambassador Krupitzyn went to see when he arrived in Sarkhan?
(a) Homer Atkins
(b) Senator Brown
(c) Joe Bing
(d) Chief Abbott of the Buddhist Monastery

2. What does Sears do before he leaves his post?
(a) Refuses protection for Father Finian and recommends the Sarkhanese refuse a visa for John Colvin
(b) Issues a new policy of no drinking at the embassy
(c) Declares Father Finian and John Colvins as good examples of how Americans should behave in Sarkhan
(d) Commands all embassy staff to take lessons in Sarkhaneses

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

4. Who is Lucky, Lucky Lou #1?
(a) Louis Sears, Ambassador to Sarkhan
(b) Louie, brother of Hughie and Dewey
(c) Lou Rawls, American jazz singer
(d) Lou Gehrig, American baseball player

5. How did Sears cover his mistake about the mis-labeled rice?
(a) He called the farmers on the telephone and explained
(b) He sent out 100,000 handbills to the Sarkhanese explaining the ruse
(c) He recalled the rice and had it re-labeled
(d) He blew up the Soviet embassy

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one word description of Marie MacIntosh used by the author?

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

3. Who is Dexter Peterson?

4. Who replaces Ambassador Sears in Sarkhan?

5. Who is Ruth Jyoti?

(see the answer key)

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