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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. What happened when Father Finian incorporates the Burmese food into his diet?
(a) He becomes allergic to bananas
(b) He fires his cook
(c) He suffers from dysentary and loses 40 pounds
(d) He gains 75 pounds and must start a diet

2. What does Mr. Upton allude to as the reason people should be signing up to work in foreign service?
(a) To enrich their 401K
(b) To get out of the USA
(c) To fight communism from spreading all over the world
(d) To avoid paying taxes

3. How did Colvin meet Deong?
(a) In Hanoi at a shopping center
(b) At a state dinner in San Francisco
(c) In Milwaukee at college
(d) When Colvin parachuted into Sarkhan during WWII

4. What is the one word description of Marie MacIntosh used by the author?
(a) Intelligent
(b) Brilliant
(c) Exciting
(d) Drab

5. If all the Americans were like Bob Maile, what does Ruth Jyoti say would happen in Asia?
(a) People would name their children Bob
(b) The economy would fail
(c) The Communists would not last long
(d) The Communists would win immediately

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hillandale do when he reaches the northern province?

2. Why is this not good evidence?

3. What question does Father Finian ask that surprises the Burmese men?

4. Why have many Burmese become communists?

5. Who is Dexter Peterson?

(see the answer key)

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