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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Mr. Pym said he was a collector of that Ivy could get for him in return for his help?
(a) Old Stamps.
(b) Signed baseballs.
(c) Coins.
(d) "People Trivia"

2. Burnham's son, Christopher, is reading the horoscope from which magazine?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) NewsWeek.
(c) The Lampoon.
(d) Sports Illustrated.

3. What does Burnham find out about the pasha of Banda?
(a) That he was gravely ill.
(b) That he couldn't speak English.
(c) That he owed millions of dollars to the World Bank.
(d) That he was a murderous dictator.

4. Why is Mr. Pym interested in Ivy?
(a) She is a good cook.
(b) She works in the White House complex.
(c) He would like to date her.
(d) She seems like she needs help and he likes to help people.

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

6. How long has it been since Burnham had a drink?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

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

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

9. What is Mr Renfro's last comment to Burnham?
(a) "I'm afraid, Mr Burnham, that you have no choice but to....grow up."
(b) "Its only fair to tell you, you worry me."
(c) "I do hope you learn to take it seriously."
(d) "You could appeal to the President to have you transferred."

10. How does Eva know so much about vitamins?
(a) She helped her father with his vitamins.
(b) She studied nutrition in school.
(c) From one of her Greenpeace colleagues.
(d) She took a lot of vitamins herself.

11. The first morning after Sarah kicked him out and he is having coffee in the Mess, why is Burnham humming when Cobb showed up at his table?
(a) To block out the conversation at the next table.
(b) Humming was a constant activity for him.
(c) To hum along to the tunes playing on the Mess sound system.
(d) To hide the fact he was upset about his personal problems.

12. Why is Pym giving Ivy the Percodan?
(a) She can sell them for extra cash.
(b) His insurance covers pain killers.
(c) To get her hooked.
(d) To relieve her pain.

13. How does the President feel about Epstein?
(a) He didn't like him but he needed him.
(b) He relied on his connections to the CIA.
(c) He respected his politcal savvy.
(d) He needed the votes he could bring in from Louisiana.

14. Burnham believes he is allergic to what?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Flour.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Ethyl alchohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Joslin think Ivy Peniston would want to go back to Bermuda?

2. Why dos Eva record the taxi's license number?

3. How does Sarah demonstrate that she is serious about one of them leaving?

4. How does Pym get custody of Eva?

5. Why was Eva in Jail?

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