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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Burnham feel that no planes should fly over Georgetown?
(a) He was worried about air pollution.
(b) Georgetown looked like a slum from the air.
(c) He disliked the noise.
(d) The property prices went down because of planes flying over.

2. Why does Pym want to go for a walk with Eva?
(a) To tell her he was a Soviet spy.
(b) He wanted to buy some cigarettes.
(c) To make sure Ivy's cab went the right direction.
(d) For the exercise.

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

4. How long has Mr. Pym served as a spy for the Soviets?
(a) Almost twenty five years.
(b) Almost fifty years.
(c) Almost ten years.
(d) Almost forty years.

5. What are Burnham's parting words to Epstein as he is leaving the Mess?
(a) "What about you? Do you work here?"
(b) "Where did you get your suit?"
(c) "What time is our meeting this morning?"
(d) "It is an honor to meet you"

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

7. What sort of meeting does Pym meet Louise at?
(a) American Nazi Party.
(b) A Union Organizational Meeting.
(c) A catering convention.
(d) International Workers Party.

8. Why is Ivy Peniston so upset about Jerome failing typing?
(a) She believes her son is lazy.
(b) He will not graduate in time to get a job he has been offered.
(c) She understands that typing is a very important subject.
(d) She thiks he may be dealing drugs.

9. Although he is actually a speech writer for the President of the U.S.A, who does Timothy Burnham "officially" work for?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) The Department of Energy.
(d) The American Broadcasting System.

10. How does Ivy get a closer look at Burnham's calendar?
(a) She put on her reading glasses.
(b) She took the calendar out into the corridor.
(c) She knocked it off the desk.
(d) She photocopied the calendar.

11. Who does Burnham praise in the speech he wrote for the President?
(a) Banda's recent peacefuland democratic elections.
(b) The pasha of Banda.
(c) The people of Banda.
(d) The President's policies in Banda.

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

13. Who's personal chef has Dickinson been?
(a) Adolf Hitler's.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt's.
(c) Joseph Stalin's.
(d) Heinrich Himmler's.

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

15. Who are the two people Ivy sees in the corridor?
(a) Renfro and Burnham.
(b) Cobbs and Seargant T.
(c) Burnham and Dyanna.
(d) Epstein and Witt.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to this book, what is the unemployment rate for black males in Washington DC at the time?

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

3. What makes Burnham decide to take the bus to work instead of a cab?

4. Why was Eva in Jail?

5. Where does Ivy Peniston get the idea that Jerome could cheat on his typing test?

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