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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lowtis confront his neighbor in Chapter 20?
(a) Because of a robbery.
(b) Because of lost mail.
(c) Because of overgrown grass.
(d) Because of a barking dog.

2. How is Chapter 17 presented?
(a) As an interview.
(b) As a poem.
(c) As a quote.
(d) As a newspaper article.

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

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

5. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say about getting reposted?
(a) The IRS only reposts people they dislike.
(b) Single men are reposted the most.
(c) Women are mainly reposted.
(d) Everyone wants to be reposted.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what happens when the character tries to hide his sweating?

2. Why does the author quote Mr. Glendenning in Chapter 9?

3. What is Merrill's middle name?

4. In Chapter 13, what part of the character's body is not affected by the sweat attacks?

5. In Chapter 9, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?

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