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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the taxpayer being interviewed in Chapter 21?
(a) To get them to pay taxes.
(b) To return money to them.
(c) To confuse them.
(d) To play a trick on them.

2. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say was the basis of IRS agent performance review in the past?
(a) The amount of money collected.
(b) The amount of vacation days they did not take.
(c) Their ability to pay their own taxes.
(d) The speed at which they finished returns.

3. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?
(a) 14.
(b) 26.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

4. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author question?
(a) The secrecy of men.
(b) The presence of silence.
(c) The hidden motivations of people.
(d) The role of government.

5. In Chapter 9, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?
(a) Readers.
(b) Publishers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Agents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?

2. Why does the author suggest researching government documents in Chapter 9?

3. How does Claude travel in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 22, what happens after David's father's death?

5. How is Chapter 17 presented?

(see the answer key)

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