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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Mr. Rand give the President for not being able to address the Financial Institute?
(a) He does not give him an answer.
(b) He says he has to fly to Denver for a meeting.
(c) He tells him he does not have a speech prepared.
(d) He tells him it is the doctor's orders and he is in pain.

2. How has Sulkin had Gardiner's appearance on "This Evening" analyzed?
(a) He had psychiatrists evaluate his conversation.
(b) He had computers analyze his vocabulary and other characteristics.
(c) He was in the audience that evening for the live broadcast.
(d) He took note of every five-syllable word Gardiner used.

3. What does the President think of Chance after hearing him speak?
(a) Chance's metaphor is treason.
(b) He never wants to meet with Chance again.
(c) He is quite intelligent and makes a lot of sense.
(d) Chance does not know what he is talking about.

4. What has happened to one Soviet agent as a result of his background investigation of Mr. Gardiner?
(a) He was murdered by his own countrymen.
(b) He was promoted after finding more information about Gardiner.
(c) He returned to the Soviet Union in disgrace.
(d) He was discovered to be a spy.

5. When the President of the United States requests a dossier on Chance, what is he given?
(a) Chance's social security number and his birth certificate.
(b) Information about the car accident and a transcript of Chance's appearance on TV.
(c) A history of Chance's years at the Old Man's house.
(d) A copy of Chance's birth certificate.

6. Why is EE so upset with herself and Chance's reaction to her statements of love?
(a) She thinks Chance will not love her because she is married.
(b) She believes she is too good for Chance.
(c) She thinks he does not love her.
(d) She believes he finds her very ugly to look at.

7. When a man sitting across from Chance asks him what the government will do about industrial poisons, what is Chance's response?
(a) Poisons are bad for a garden.
(b) There is no other choice but to use poisons.
(c) He refuses to give an answer.
(d) Industry must thrive no matter what.

8. When EE tries to seduce Chance in his bedroom, what is his first reaction?
(a) He is bewildered.
(b) He is ecstatic.
(c) He is repulsed.
(d) He realizes he is in love.

9. Who is Mr. Rand expecting to come to the house to do a routine inspection?
(a) The local police.
(b) The Secret Service.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

10. When the President of the United States tries to get information on Chance from EE, what does his secretary report to him?
(a) Mrs. Rand tell the President's secretary to leave the family alone for now.
(b) Mr. Gardiner will give an in-depth interview the next day.
(c) Mr. Gardiner cherishes his privacy.
(d) Mrs. Rand says she knows nothing at all about Mr. Gardiner.

11. Why does Chance believe that the sense of sight is better than the sense of touch?
(a) Reading is done by sight, not touch.
(b) Sight takes in everything at once while touch is limited to one area.
(c) One can determine colors with sight but not with touch.
(d) The garden is for looking at, not for touching.

12. What does Grunmann tell the President about the Soviets?
(a) That Gardiner could be one of their spies.
(b) That Skrapinov has been insulted by Gardiner.
(c) They are making progress on Gardiner's identity.
(d) That their curiosity about Gardiner has also turned up nothing.

13. Why does EE find herself falling in love with Chance?
(a) He is a pitiful character and she wants to take care of him.
(b) He is a wealthy man who can continue to support her.
(c) He speaks to her of love quite often.
(d) He is self-reliant, very confident and quite handsome.

14. Whose place is Chance taking by being a guest on "This Evening"?
(a) Mr. Benjamin Rand.
(b) The President of the United States.
(c) Mrs. Benjamin Rand
(d) The Vice President of the United States.

15. When Ambassador Skrapinov can get no information on Chance's background from the Special Section, what is his reaction?
(a) He cannot believe that Chance has no history.
(b) He has the agent from the Special Section promoted.
(c) He is happy that there is no bad news to report on Chance.
(d) He accepts that Chance has no history and lets it go at that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chance say to Mrs. Aubrey when she tells him about all of the people who want interviews with him?

2. When EE compares Chance to European men, what image does that evoke for him?

3. Who does Sulkin think Gardiner actually is?

4. What does EE tell the President's secretary about Mr. Gardiner's intentions?

5. What does Chance's supposed code name remind Skrapinov of?

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