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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. Who is Father Finian?

2. Why is the newspaperman rejected as an applicant for foreign service?

3. What did the placards say about foreign service?

4. Why did the rumor persist?

5. Why is this letter from Louis Sears to Dexter Peterson confidential and personal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the major diffeences in how Marie lives?

3. What were some of the factors that convinced the Sarkhanese that the rice did indeed come from the Soviet Union and not America?

4. Why is Krupitzyn so concerned about Father Finian?

5. Who is the "everybody" that loves Joe Bing?

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

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

8. What is the difference between Upton's speech and the one given by Joe Bing?

9. Why did Finian put U Tien through the tests?

10. Is Sears telling Peterson there are no Communists in Sarkhan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain in detail what you believe the authors meant when they said "We believe that a nuclear cataclysm is unlikely, but that our free life well may be lost in a succession of bits and fragments."

Essay Topic 2

Solomon Asch is a thorough, experienced negotiator, but he fails to follow up with his people after his initial assessment. What could he have done to: 1) insure Boning was not led astray, 2) soothe Anderson's feelings and keep him on his side, and 3) bring the conference to a more successful conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

Pretend you have just received an assignment from the State Department and you will be working in Laos for two years. What is your expectation today in the way of training and preparation from the State Department. How did will that differ from the training and preparation in the 1950s and 1960s, according to this book?

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