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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose speech does Burnham hear while at college in 1960?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Mao Tse-tung.
(c) McGeorge Bundy.
(d) Che Guevera.

4. What kind of information will Burnham have access to with "Q" status?
(a) Classified computer disks containing information from the CIA.
(b) Atomic energy documents.
(c) Personel files.
(d) The President's agenda

5. How does Burnham describe the task he is working on as the story begins?
(a) It is an easy task that he hopes to finish quickly.
(b) It is going to be a masterpiece when he is finished.
(c) It is a waste of his time and talent.
(d) It is a struggle between Church and State.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burnham want Mr. Renfro to explain?

2. What does Burnham want to do with the flame thrower?

3. What is "the boom factor" ?

4. How much money per paycheck is Burnham's pay raise worth?

5. What is stapled to the door of Derry's room?

(see the answer key)

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