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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, "The Sum of Tiny Things".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is this letter from Louis Sears to Dexter Peterson confidential and personal?
(a) Sears is passing government secrets
(b) Dexter would not read the letter otherwise
(c) Sears is not allowed to send regular correspondence
(d) Sears and Peterson are long time friends and trust one another

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

3. Why does Deong want to cause Colvin's plan to fail?
(a) Deong is jealous of his succss
(b) Because Deong does not want the Americans to look better than the communists
(c) Deong has a competing business
(d) Colvin treated Deong badly in the past

4. Who is Dexter Peterson?
(a) Servant in the Sarkhan embassy
(b) Gilbert MacWhite's brother
(c) French Ambassador to Sarkhan
(d) State Department supervisor of Louis Sears

5. What does Father Finian do when he arrives in Burma?
(a) Asks his archbishop for provisions and permission to go into the jungle
(b) Finds a wife and settles down
(c) Asks the archbishop for permission to move into a larger house
(d) Converts to Buddhism and shaves his head

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the rumor persist?

2. How does Atkins surprise the committee?

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

4. Why didn't Emma just order American brooms and hand them out?

5. What is the real reason MacWhite is being replaced as an Ambassador?

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