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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. Where does Chance's secretary tell Chance she has seen his photographs the next morning?
(a) In all of the newspapers.
(b) In frames hung on the walls of the living room.
(c) On all of the TV news stations.
(d) On every street corner lamp post.

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

3. When were Chance's fingerprints checked out?
(a) After the dinner at the U.N.
(b) Before the President's visit to the Rand's home.
(c) After his appearance on TV.
(d) During the President's meeting with him.

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

5. What does EE tell the President's secretary about Mr. Gardiner's intentions?
(a) She believes his intentions are for the good of America.
(b) She feels he intends to marry her as soon as Mr. Rand is gone.
(c) She knows his intentions are to run for President in the next election.
(d) She feels he intends to become more active now that Mr. Rand is bedridden.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chance tells EE that he has been with a sick man upstairs during the dinner party, what does she think about Chance?

2. After the U.N. reception, where does EE take Chance?

3. When Tom Courtney of the New York Times telephones Chance to interview him, what does Chance say?

4. What are the President's thoughts about the government in relation to Gardiner?

5. What reason does Mr. Rand give the President for not being able to address the Financial Institute?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does EE try to protect Chauncey from the press?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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