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

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

3. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Indiana.

4. Why does the author say he was given a new social security number?
(a) Because he moved to a new country.
(b) Because he lost his.
(c) He was not given a new social security number.
(d) Because he worked for the government.

5. What type of psychic is Claude?
(a) A fact psychic.
(b) A fraud psychic.
(c) An emotion psychic.
(d) An animal psychic.

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. What does RECs stand for?

3. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?

4. What is described in Chapter 10?

5. What makes Lane feel out of place in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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