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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. Who informs Lous Sears about John Colvin's injuries?
(a) Jeepo
(b) Margaret Colvin
(c) John Colvin
(d) Margaret Johnson, his assistant

2. How did John Colvin want to help the Sarkhan people?
(a) By arranging mortgages for them
(b) By selling them rice
(c) By teaching them to raise cattle
(d) By lending them money

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

4. What is a Sarkhanese?
(a) A citizen of Sarkhan
(b) A citizen of Burma
(c) A citizen of planet Saturn
(d) Someone who eats sark

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joe Bing treat Father Finian's request for ballpoint pens as rewards for distributing the newspapers?

2. Who is Li Ping?

3. What is Ruth Jyoti's main criticisms of Americans who live in Asia?

4. Why does she have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the government cafeteria every day?

5. Who is Major Monet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about Hillandale that attracts Asians to him?

2. Why is Marie MacIntosh perfect for recruitment?

3. Is Homer Atikins ugly?

4. Why is the story that U Muang Swe tells about the Martins so important?

5. Why do the authors stres the importance of the upper level Embassy staff being fluent in the native language?

6. In your opinion, were the Nine Friends effective in their mission?

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

8. What key elements of the Sarkhanese people did Hillandale realize when reaching Sarkhan?

9. Is Asch's assessment of his team accurate? What did he miss?

10. Describe the report Finian makes to his supervisors after the months of being with his friends in Burma.

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