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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Aubrey tells Chance that the Wall Street Journal has predicted his appointment to a Financial Corporation Board and they would like a statement from him, what does Chance say?
(a) He would rather be on television again.
(b) They will have to wait.
(c) He wants to speak with them now.
(d) That he cannot give them anything.

2. What was Chance watching on TV when the inspectors arrived?
(a) An old movie from the 1950s.
(b) A detective show.
(c) The landing of the President's helicopter.
(d) The Governor's limousine driving out of Albany.

3. EE gets Mrs. Aubrey to help Chance. What kind of service does Mrs. Aubrey provide?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a secretary.
(c) She gives diction lessons.
(d) She is a nurse.

4. When a man with long gray hair first sits down to speak with Chance, what does Chance understand about what he is saying?
(a) He believes the man wants to have a laugh with him.
(b) He knows the man is talking about politics.
(c) He understands that the man is propositioning him.
(d) He does not understand what the man is talking about.

5. Who does Sulkin think Gardiner actually is?
(a) A leading member of an American elitist faction planning a coup d'etat.
(b) A German spy.
(c) A major leader of the American Communist Party preparing for a revolution.
(d) A Republican masquerading as a Democrat to get inside information.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chance speak about when the President asks him a question about Wall Street?

2. When the President of the United States requests a dossier on Chance, what is he given?

3. A woman at dinner sitting on Chance's left at dinner asks him about the war. What is his reply?

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

5. Where has EE gone the morning after Chance has slept at her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. At this point in Chapter 6, the President is frustrated that none of the top government agencies can find information about a wealthy man living in New York City. What are his thoughts before he turns on the TV and falls asleep?

2. When the New York Times reporter, Tom Courtney, interviews Chance over the phone, what kind of answers does Chance give him?

3. Why is the President beginning to become suspicious of Chauncy Gardiner in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Benjamin Rand say to indicate that he thinks Chance is a very smart man?

5. At the United Nations gala in Chapter 5, who does Chance seem to impress the most and why?

6. Upon entering Chance's bedroom, EE gives him more clues that she is enamored with him. What hints does she drop to Chance and what is his reaction?

7. What assumption does the French depute, Gaufridi, make about Chance's future?

8. In what way does the President incorporate Chance's words on gardening into his speech at the Financial Institute?

9. In Chapter 6 we learn that Skrapinov is also trying get information on Chauncey Gardiner. Why is Skrapinov so intent on getting this information?

10. The President of the United States is getting frustrated with the lack of information on Gardiner in Chapter 6. What sort of information is the President's investigator, Grunmann, able to uncover?

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