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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burnham's wife, Sarah, says that Derry's pubescent radicalism was due to what?
(a) Sarah's lack of time to spend with Derry.
(b) Her disdain of rock stars.
(c) Burnham's decision to work for the President.
(d) A healthy superego.

2. The toaster and the coffee maker in the kitchen are from which foreign countries?
(a) China and the Phillipines.
(b) Mexico and Canada.
(c) Japan and Germany.
(d) Thailand and Denmark.

3. How much money per paycheck is Burnham's pay raise worth?
(a) Twenty eight dollars and thirteen cents.
(b) Four hundred and fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) Forty eight dollars and seventeen cents.

4. How much longer is the President for whom Burnham writes speeches going to be in power?
(a) Less than a month.
(b) Over a year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six months.

5. Why is Burnham getting "Q" Clearance?
(a) The President awards it to his favorite staff members.
(b) He needs it in order to continue working as writer for the President.
(c) He has applied for it in order to advance his career.
(d) He has worked for the department for nine years and it is automatic at that point.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the high school building remind Ivy Peniston of?

2. Burnham believes he is allergic to what?

3. What is "the boom factor" ?

4. What is "Q" Clearance?

5. What sort of whale oil is an effective lubricant for the trigger devices of a hydrogen bomb?

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