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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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 needed the votes he could bring in from Louisiana.
(d) He respected his politcal savvy.

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

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

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

6. What is Burnham's astrological sign?
(a) Capricorn.
(b) Leo.
(c) Libra.
(d) Taurus.

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

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

9. What does Burnham think about contact from the President?
(a) He looks forward to the assignments.
(b) No news is good news.
(c) He really wants a POTUS phone.
(d) He is anxious to be closer to the President.

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

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

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

13. Why does Sergeant T have Burnham halt at the guard house?
(a) Seargant T was accustomed to Burnham drivng his car, not walking.
(b) Seargant T had a message for Burnham from the President.
(c) Burnham isn't wearing his pass.
(d) Sergeant T didn't recongnize Burnham.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Epstein's second POTUS. phone located?

2. According to this book, how many workers are on the White House staff?

3. Why does Pym blush when Eva asks why he is interested in the prescription?

4. What threat from his superiors in the Soviet Union prompts Pym to "prowl the perimeters of the White house" ?

5. What does Ivy think that Mr. Pym wants?

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