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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30 through 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why do agents use Desk Names?
(a) To feel powerful.
(b) They don't use Desk Names.
(c) To play tricks on each other.
(d) Because they have to.

2. Where does the narrator say Blumquist died?
(a) In a car.
(b) In the middle of an examination.
(c) At home.
(d) At his desk.

3. In Chapter 32, what does the IRS examiner ask someone to do over the phone?
(a) Tell a joke.
(b) Explain a problem.
(c) Sing.
(d) An impersonation.

4. In Chapter 24, what does David notice as he walks through the IRS REC building?
(a) Leaky pipes.
(b) Outdated equipment.
(c) Locked doors.
(d) Broken light bulbs.

5. In Chapter 21, what does the interviewer seem most interested in?
(a) Making a new friend.
(b) Getting out of work early.
(c) Collecting money.
(d) Upholding tax law.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how does Lane feel toward his job?

2. What role does Manshardt have with the IRS?

3. How does Chapter 1 explain the plot of this novel?

4. What happens when David sits next to Cusk on the IRS van?

5. In Chapter 9, who does the author say did most of the editing of this novel?

(see the answer key)

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