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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the news conference, what does the President say Americans have of our own?
(a) Document Shredders.
(b) Spys.
(c) Gremlins.
(d) Lasers.

2. What lie did Lyndon Johnson tell about his grandfather?
(a) That he died at the Alamo.
(b) That he never agreed with slavery,
(c) That he was a poor farmer.
(d) That he saved several thousands of dollars by not drinking.

3. What are Hal, Eva and Burnham waiting for while they are eating Chinese food?
(a) Pym to contact them.
(b) The Presidential news conference.
(c) The Soviet Embassy to grant them asylum.
(d) The FBI to find them.

4. What does Pym mean when he told Eva the Soviets may dump them?
(a) The Soviets will put Burnham as the lead spy on this project.
(b) The Soviets will stop paying them.
(c) The Soviets will make sure they are caught.
(d) The Soviets will kill them.

5. What is the first sign that Burnham's office had been moved?
(a) The brass nameplate holder was empty.
(b) A painting crew is there when he arrived.
(c) The door is locked.
(d) The guard at the the gate redirected him to the West Wing.

6. What is Burnham's last piece of advice to Toddy?
(a) "Find a better mechanic."
(b) "Sell the boat and be a decorator."
(c) "Keep in touch with your family."
(d) "From now on, only take paying customers."

7. What does Eva notice about Burnham?
(a) He had food allergies.
(b) He was handsome.
(c) He had a good job.
(d) He had no smell.

8. What does Burnham take from the locked closet in Epstein's office?
(a) A typewriter.
(b) Tapes.
(c) Office supplies.
(d) A Gucci bag.

9. After Dyanna plays the tape for him, why is Burnham not pleased with himself?
(a) Dyanna is beginning to irritate him.
(b) He likes his old office better.
(c) Because he is a fraud.
(d) All he wants to do was be with Eva.

10. What Japanese film does Burnham refer to when speaking with Toddy?
(a) Shogun.
(b) Hiroshima.
(c) Godzilla.
(d) Rashomon.

11. When he leaves the basement of the "Y", where does Burnham go?
(a) To Sarah's House.
(b) To Teal's House.
(c) To the White house.
(d) To the President's Bedroom.

12. Who does Burnham want to call after he found his new office?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Derry.
(d) Eva.

13. What is the last item on the table from the envelope Teal had sent to Pym?
(a) Pills.
(b) One hundred hundred dollar bills.
(c) A fountain pen that shot needles.
(d) A pair of reading glasses.

14. Why does Ivy think her leg had stopped hurting?
(a) The leg was reacting to tranquility.
(b) She had purchased some better shoes.
(c) She wasn't working anymore now that Jerome was home.
(d) The pills worked well.

15. What gift has the President offered Burnham?
(a) A new car.
(b) The chance to write the President's Memoirs.
(c) His own toilet.
(d) An apartment in Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Tom Sawyer character does Dyanna's new behavior remind Burnham of?

2. How does Burnham get the door off the locked closet in Epstein's office?

3. Who does Burnham call from Dyanna's desk?

4. What sort of meal is Pym preparing as he speaks with Eva?

5. What is Pym wishing when he turns away from Eva?

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