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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. A woman at dinner sitting on Chance's left at dinner asks him about the war. What is his reply?
(a) He has served in war.
(b) War must lead to peace.
(c) He has seen many wars on TV.
(d) The war is practically over.

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

3. What are the President's thoughts about the government in relation to Gardiner?
(a) He knows the answer to Gardiner's identity will be forthcoming soon.
(b) He thinks it's possible that the Federal Government is being undermined.
(c) He is starting to think it is all a big joke.
(d) He is impressed with the power of the government.

4. When Chance tells Stiegler that he can neither read or write, what does Stiegler take this to mean?
(a) He thinks Chance is dyslexic.
(b) He believes Chance is asking for writing assistance and that he has no time to read.
(c) He believes Chance is telling the truth and walks away.
(d) He thinks Chance is making a huge joke and laughs along with it.

5. Where does EE ask Chance to accompany her the day after the dinner party?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) The United Nations Dinner.
(c) Denver.
(d) The Capitol Hill Ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor does Mr. Rand ask of Chance when he sees him after the program?

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

3. At the UN reception, Chance meets the Soviet Ambassador. How does Chance impress him?

4. How much does Chance know about sex and childbirth?

5. Who does Sulkin think Gardiner actually is?

Short Essay Questions

1. EE expresses her love to Chance in Chapter 5. What are EE's reasons for being so attracted to Chance?

2. What does Chance find so amazing as he awaits his turn to join the TV show?

3. What is Skrapinov told about Gardiner's political agenda?

4. 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?

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

6. What does Chance say to both a man at the dinner party and to EE when they each make sexual advances towards him? Why?

7. What was one of Grunmann's concerns about what Gardiner might be up to? Why is it discounted?

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

9. What is the bad joke that Grunmann begins to make when speaking to the President in Chapter 6?

10. In what way does Chance inadvertently stun the journalists interviewing him after the U.N. gala?

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