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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 Chance tells Mr. Rand that he's looking better, what does Mr. Rand tell him?
(a) That he is not afraid of death.
(b) That it's all make-up and he is a dying man.
(c) That he feels like a new man.
(d) That he has made a miracle recovery.

2. What does Sulkin praise Skrapinov for having?
(a) Intelligence of the highest quality.
(b) Excellent conversational skills.
(c) A true Marxist instinct.
(d) Good taste in literature.

3. Chance meets both a French and a West German diplomat. What does Chance say to them?
(a) He talks of EE's love for him.
(b) He goes on and on about gardening.
(c) He says only a few words.
(d) He speaks of meeting with the President.

4. What kind of feelings does Chance evoke in EE?
(a) Depression and hopelessness.
(b) Feelings of sadness and aloneness.
(c) The feeling of freedom and self-revelation.
(d) The glories of love and selflessness.

5. What does EE make of Chance's reluctance to receive her advances?
(a) She believes he is a man of restraint and is waiting for her husband's death.
(b) She cannot understand any of it and takes off in a huff.
(c) She thinks he prefers men to women.
(d) She is angry that he doesn't find her attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man with long gray hair first sits down to speak with Chance, what does Chance understand about what he is saying?

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

3. What dissuades Grunmann from this initial conclusion about Chance?

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

5. Who is Mr. Rand expecting to come to the house to do a routine inspection?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mr. Rand tells Chance that he admires his peacefulness. What is it about Chance that makes him appear so at ease?

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

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

4. Why does Chance hesitate when the President asks him about The Street?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. How does Chance feel about an opportunity to appear on TV?

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

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