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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does she get to work every day?

2. How old is Marie MacIntosh?

3. Who proposed a solution to the problem?

4. What have the communists told the northern province villagers about the Americans?

5. Who is Kruptizyn more concerned about than the American Ambassador?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the people reviewing the applications concerned about Homer Atkins?

3. What was the impact of Sears' behavior?

4. In what way is Ambassador Gray's plans diminishing the plans of Senator Brown?

5. How did the Cambodians and the French buy Henry Knox?

6. Why was George Swift's actions so damaging?

7. Marie mentions very little about the actual country and its people when she writes to her friends. What does this signify?

8. In your opinion, what kind of people should Sears be asking for, instead of pretty girls for the staff?

9. Why is Marie MacIntosh perfect for recruitment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed description of the motives and purpose of two of these people, and their impact on the country they lived in: Emma Atkins, Marie MacIntosh, John Colvin, Joe Bing

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is "The Ugly American," and in every chapter, there is someone who fits this description, when defining "ugly" in more than the traditional sense. Review each chapter and define how the main character was "ugly." In Chapter 1, it is Louis Sears, calling the natives strange little monkeys. In Chapter 13, it is the State Department. Prepare a list with the name of the "ugly" person or entity and explain by what definition they are ugly.

Essay Topic 3

The ideology of communism is identified in this book as America's worst enemy. Why? How does communism differ from democracy? What rights and freedoms are denied communist countries, and why is this important? What do the authors believe is the best way to combat communism and keep it from spreading?

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