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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Pym say to Ivy that makes her think he could help her?
(a) "Let me know if I can help you with anything".
(b) "I can forge anything".
(c) "Sometimes you have to bend the rules to survive".
(d) "Free enterprise means you are free to help yourself...".

2. According to this book, what is the unemployment rate for black males in Washington DC at the time?
(a) Fifteen percent.
(b) Fifty percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Twenty two percent.

3. Who does Sarah work for?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Department of Justice.
(c) Warren Beatty.
(d) Dick Cavett.

4. What is Pinsky terrified of in Annapolis?
(a) Being uncovered as a spy.
(b) Americans.
(c) Not having enough money.
(d) Soft shell crabs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burnham describe the task he is working on as the story begins?

2. What has Mr. Pym said he was a collector of that Ivy could get for him in return for his help?

3. What is Fydor Michaelovitch Pinsky's prized commodity in the Soviet Union during the war?

4. What is Burnham working on as the story opens?

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

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