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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36 through 50 and Notes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cusk feel when he returns from his break in Chapter 27?
(a) Better than when he left.
(b) He doesn't return.
(c) Worse than when he left.
(d) The same as when he left.

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

3. In Chapter 14, what is the IRS revealed to have been in the past?
(a) A part of the defense organization.
(b) A law enforcement agency.
(c) A minor subgroup of a different agency.
(d) Nothing at all.

4. In Chapter 14, why is Spackman mentioned?
(a) Because of his quitting.
(b) Because of his memo.
(c) Because of his interview.
(d) Because of his power.

5. In Chapter 48, what do the IRS workers sometimes speak in?
(a) Pig Latin.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Sign language.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what does the interviewer seem most interested in?

2. Why does Cusk avoid looking at the woman who sits near him in Chapter 27?

3. What is Sylvanshine's task in Chapter 39?

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

5. In Chapter 15, what opinion does the narrator have about Claude's psychic ability?

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