View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Joslin think Ivy Peniston would want to go back to Bermuda?
(a) So she could find a new husband.
(b) He believes all immigrants should return to their land of origin.
(c) Because Jerome failed typing.
(d) The climate and the flowers.

2. What is stapled to the door of Derry's room?
(a) A poster of Che Guevera.
(b) A poster of Lenin.
(c) A poster of Arthur Scargill.
(d) A poster of Carl Marx.

3. How much does Pym pay Louise to divorce him?
(a) $100,000
(b) $5,000
(c) $2,500
(d) $10,000.

4. What is "the boom factor" ?
(a) The amount of noise an atom bomb makes when it explodes.
(b) Something Burnham made up.
(c) The cost of materials for an atom bomb.
(d) A term only people with "Q" status would understand.

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 a struggle between Church and State.
(c) It is a waste of his time and talent.
(d) It is going to be a masterpiece when he is finished.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burnham believes he is allergic to what?

2. How much longer is the President for whom Burnham writes speeches going to be in power?

3. What does Burnham say to Sarah about his reason for writing for the President?

4. Burnham's son, Christopher, is reading the horoscope from which magazine?

5. Who's personal chef has Dickinson been?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample