1. Why will Amalgamated Switch and Signal Company not complete Dagny's order for switches and signals on the Colorado line?
(a) They believe she cannot pay for the items.
(b) Too many people are opposed to Rearden metal.
(c) They cannot get the steel they need.
(d) They made a deal with Jim Taggart not to supply the equipment.

2. How does Rand use the party to show the superficiality of the communist guests?
(a) They prefer not to talk about politics.
(b) They are all dressed in their finest and wearing flashy jewelry.
(c) They pretend to favor defeat for the the Equalization of Opportunity Bill.
(d) They have not invited any rich industrialists to the party.

3. What is Dagny's reaction to Eugene Lawson's claim that his motives were pure at Twentieth Century Motors because he never made a profit?
(a) She says the idea is despicable.
(b) She accuses him of lying.
(c) She praises him for his generosity.
(d) She agrees that the motives were pure.

4. How does Rand indicate that Wesley Mouch, Rearden's Washington lobbyist, may not be working in Rearden's interest?
(a) He is at a meeting with Orren Boyle, James Taggart, and Paul Larkin.
(b) He is at a meeting with Dagny and Owen Kellogg.
(c) He cannot get in to see the President of the United States.
(d) He never goes to his office in Washington.

5. What caused Francisco's ancestor out of Spain to Argentina where he became wealthy as a copper miner?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The Spanish Revolution.
(d) The Potato Famine.