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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Phillipine Ambassador ask Hillandale to do at the dinner?
(a) To make the welcoming speech
(b) To serve the dessert
(c) To perform as a palmist and astrologer
(d) To act as an interpreter

2. What is Finian's Station?
(a) A cozy cafe near the embassy in Sarkhan
(b) The name of the volunteer fire station in Homer Atkins' village
(c) A non-denominational college for Sarkhanese students attending on a four year scholarship
(d) The second most popular television channel in Sarkhan

3. What do the authors say substitute training in selection of ambassadors for American embassies?
(a) Anglo-american names, corporate connections and social skills
(b) Language skills and a background in psychology
(c) Standing up for what is right and voicing an opinion
(d) Personal wealth, political loyalty and the ability to stay out of trouble

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

5. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?
(a) Finding an assignment for John Colvin
(b) Building dams and roads in Sarkhan
(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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jonathon Brown?

2. What type of home does he choose in Sarkhan?

3. What does Knox say to the headman of the village when he is asked why he left America to come to Cambodia?

4. What are the main requests MacWhite makes for a change of policy in foreign service personnel?

5. What was Senator Brown's conclusion after his tiring trip?

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