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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12, 13, 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does the author suggest causes the sweat attacks?
(a) Thinking about sweat attacks.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Worry about his love life.
(d) Drinking.

2. How old is the man in Chapter 5?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A child.
(c) A baby.
(d) An adult.

3. In Chapter 10, who justifies the role of large organizations?
(a) No one.
(b) The government.
(c) The author himself.
(d) The organizations themselves.

4. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?
(a) They are trained actors.
(b) They have better interviewers.
(c) No one gives an interview from the heart.
(d) They are naturals.

5. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?
(a) David Foster Wallace.
(b) David Foster.
(c) Foster Wallace.
(d) David Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say was the basis of IRS agent performance review in the past?

2. How is Chapter 11 constructed?

3. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?

4. What is described in Chapter 10?

5. What is Dean's main concern in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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