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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many native communists does Sears claim to have met?
(a) Hundreds
(b) None
(c) Nine
(d) Thirteen

2. How does Marie spend her evenings now?
(a) Working at a local cafe for extra money
(b) Watching tv
(c) Writing letters home
(d) Going to parties or giving parties

3. Who is Joe Bing?
(a) Mayor of Fort Worth
(b) Servant at the Soviet Embassy
(c) French Ambassador to Sarkhan
(d) Chief of Information for ICA

4. What is the first step that the friends decide to take?
(a) To kill every communist they find
(b) To gather intelligence about the communists
(c) To throw a party and invite all the communists
(d) To escape from Burma

5. Who is the first person Father Finian looks for after he has learned the language and learned to eat the food?
(a) A Burmese Catholic he can trust
(b) A communist who wants to defect
(c) People to invite for dinner
(d) A good doctor in the area

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tonki?

2. What does Joe Rivers think of Joe Bing?

3. What was the rumor that upset the Sarkhanese people?

4. Of the names listed below, who was also a speaker at the recruitment meeting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it so important to Father Finian that the Burmese men choose the direction of the team?

2. What is the iron of war, and how does it play a part in this chapter?

3. Why is Louis Sears called Lucky Lou by his associates?

4. What is symbolic about Emma speaking English to the Sarkhanese woman when she first describes a long handled broom?

5. Is Homer Atikins ugly?

6. What impact do you believe Donald and Roger have had on America's standing in Southeast Asia?

7. Describe Louis Krupitzyn as he assumes his post in Sarkhan.

8. Why would it be patriotic for someone to join the foreign service?

9. Is John Colvin's plan to start a business in Sarkhan well thought out?

10. Why does Sears want Joe Bing?

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