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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. What is the first step that the friends decide to take?

2. How many servants came with her new house?

3. What first caused Father Finian to realize the dangers of communism?

4. How does the State Department define her new location?

5. Why did this ruse work even though many Americans were involved in giving the rice to the people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the men's superiors dislike the new ways so much?

4. Why is Krupitzyn so concerned about Father Finian?

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

6. Do you think Anderson purposely sabotaged the conference?

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

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

9. Why is Homer Atkins' way so different from the way of the American and native governments?

10. How do you think the American editor felt after the meeting with Sears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would you do if you were President? Is the title of Chapter 13. If you were President of the USA in 1955 and read this book, list the top twenty actions you would take to address the problems outlined in The Ugly American.

Essay Topic 2

Study the qualities and background of these three men: Wolchek, Monet, MacWhite, and explain how they made such a good team in their brief time together.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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