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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. When Hillandale visits the capital city of Sarkhan, what sort of shop does he notice outnumbers all the others?
(a) Shoe and dress shops
(b) Shops that sell guns and knives
(c) Perfume and silk shops
(d) Palmistry and astrology establishments

2. What does Emma do to introduce the longer handled brooms?
(a) She opens her own store
(b) Finds a local reed that will work and uses it herself in front of the villagers
(c) She buys time on the local television station for an advertisement
(d) She hires a salesperson to peddle the new invention

3. What question does Father Finian ask that surprises the Burmese men?
(a) "What is it that we want to do?"
(b) "Which of you is a communist?"
(c) "What is the cure for dysentary?"
(d) "Where is the men's room?"

4. What event does Hillandale get invited to soon after arriving in Sarkhan?
(a) Dinner at Marie MacIntosh's house
(b) A going away party for Louis Sears
(c) Dinner at the Phillipines Embassy
(d) A reception honoing Donald and Roger

5. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?
(a) Finding an assignment for John Colvin
(b) Discover who Donald and Roger are reporting to in the communist party
(c) Create a way for Sarkhanese people to get water from the hills
(d) Building dams and roads in Sarkhan

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example of "tinsel" does U Maung Swe offer?

3. What was the reaction of Wolcheck and Monet's superiors to the details of the battle?

4. Why is Li Ping angered by this question?

5. What is his original intention with his planned trip to southeast Asia?

(see the answer key)

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