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

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

3. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?

4. Who proposed a solution to the problem?

5. What is a Sarkhanese?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the purpose of the newspaper they began?

3. Did MacWhite make any progress while in Sarkhan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What were MacWhite's acknowledged mistakes in Sarkhan? List them, and describe how he could have prevented them.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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