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

3. What was the cause of Captain Boning's distraction?
(a) He was ill with dysentary
(b) He was in financial trouble
(c) He was spending every night with a Chinese woman and not sleeping
(d) He was watching television all night

4. What are the main requests MacWhite makes for a change of policy in foreign service personnel?
(a) Bring only military style clothes, restrict travel within the country, and no fraternization with natives
(b) Reduce pay for servants, limit the number of parties per week, and ride bicycles to work
(c) Learn the language of the country assigned to, commit to two years, no luxuries, no private autos, be well versed in communism ideology
(d) Better training as cooks, recruit blonde women only, and raise the salary of the Ambassador

5. What idea does Emma give him regarding the pump?
(a) To name it after a famous Sarkhanese general
(b) To power it using bicycles
(c) To paint it red white and blue
(d) To abandon it in favor of a telephone system

6. What is Knox told when he proposes to bring in more roosters and chickens to Cambodia?
(a) We are turning your proposals over to a committee
(b) This is a great idea and you have our full support
(c) The money could be better spent on military plans
(d) The money could be better spent on cattle

7. The authors say the American embassies overseas are so busy trying to entertain visiting American VIP's that they resemble what?
(a) Tourist agencies
(b) Corporations
(c) Brothels
(d) Carnivals

8. What is the surprise weapon the men decide to use against the Communists?
(a) A rocket truck
(b) AK-47s and Uzis
(c) An atomic bomb
(d) A female spy

9. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?
(a) Quonset hut from the USA
(b) Large mansion on the river
(c) Small cottage with pressed earth floors
(d) Sturdy double-wide trailer

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

11. What happens to Knox's plan?
(a) He presents the plan to Congress and it is approved
(b) He presents the plan to the Communists and they erect a statue in his honor
(c) The plan is turned into a novel by William Faulkner
(d) After being provided with every conceivable luxury and fed lies about the conditions of Cambodia, he loses the sense of urgency.

12. When fighting an enemy that has superior numbers, what does Mao say is the key to success?
(a) Mobility and the use of darkness
(b) Foreign aid and intelligence
(c) Firepower and wealth
(d) Well fed troops who are promoted often

13. Who interferes with Hillandale and causes this progress to be lost?
(a) Donald
(b) Joe Bing
(c) George Swift
(d) Roger

14. Who is Homer Atkins?
(a) An American construction engineer brought to VietNam to decide where dams and roads should be built
(b) Gilbert MacWhite's accountant
(c) Marie MacIntosh's father
(d) Joe Bing's brother in law

15. How successful is Emma's introduction of the long handled broom?
(a) Four years later she receives a letter saying none of the elderly have bent backs
(b) The villagers buy her a vacuum cleaner
(c) It is a complete failure and she loses her investment
(d) A new type of broom is named after her