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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Burnham grateful for the President never asking him?
(a) How he feels about Eva.
(b) What he is going to do about Sarah.
(c) His own advice.
(d) How he feels about his job.

2. How does Sarah demonstrate that she is serious about one of them leaving?
(a) She dressed in a tweed suit.
(b) She offers to leave if he can take care of the children.
(c) She insists he resign from his job.
(d) She packed one suitcase for him and one suitcase for her.

3. Why does Pym choose Nebraska as a biographical core for his American identity?
(a) He wasn't familiar with any other states.
(b) The Nebraska accent.
(c) Nebraska reminded him of his homeland.
(d) His superiors had instructed him to use Nebraska for this purpose.

4. As he gazes out the window, what is the President about to ask of Burnham?
(a) To tell the truth about Eva.
(b) To move his office into Epstein's office.
(c) To get back together with his wife.
(d) To give his opinion on the invasion of the Honduras.

5. What does Ivy think that Mr. Pym wants?
(a) He wants memorabilia from the White House.
(b) He wants "dirt "on people in order to help his business grow.
(c) He wants to help her and Jerome.
(d) He wants classified information from a person with "Q" status.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Pym giving Ivy the Percodan?

3. How long has Burnham been married to Sarah?

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

5. Why does Ivy Peniston argue that Jerome could graduate despite failing typing?

(see the answer key)

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