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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he loves her.
(b) Because he wants to make her mad.
(c) Because she is pregnant.
(d) Because he is afraid to go home.

2. In Chapter 9, what does the author say was once pitted against efficacy?
(a) Ideals.
(b) Government.
(c) Faith.
(d) The public.

3. Who does Claude Sylvanshine work for?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The IRS.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The ATF.

4. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author question?
(a) The role of government.
(b) The hidden motivations of people.
(c) The presence of silence.
(d) The secrecy of men.

5. In Chapter 19, how are the speakers identified?
(a) By full name.
(b) By job title.
(c) By social security number.
(d) Most of them are not identified.

6. How does the author identify the men in Chapter 3?
(a) He uses their middle names.
(b) He uses their last names.
(c) He just describes them physically.
(d) He doesn't.

7. What does Chapter 4 consist of?
(a) A news article.
(b) A page from a play.
(c) A broadcast edit.
(d) A magazine cover.

8. In Chapter 18, how does Glendenning feel about Desk Names?
(a) He fears them.
(b) He doesn't allow them.
(c) He created them.
(d) He supports them.

9. What is the main topic of Chapter 11?
(a) Illness associated with working for the IRS.
(b) Dangers caused by infectious disease.
(c) Physical violence in government workers.
(d) Side effects of medicine.

10. How does the author represent questions during the interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) He replaced them with the letter Q.
(b) There is no representation of the questions.
(c) He puts all the questions in bold.
(d) He puts all the questions in italics.

11. In Chapter 15, how are Claude's psychic moments described?
(a) As being harmful to his personal life.
(b) As being helpful in work.
(c) As being random.
(d) As being annoying.

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

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

14. Why does the author suggest researching government documents in Chapter 9?
(a) To find a job.
(b) To kill time.
(c) To undermine elected officials.
(d) To increase understanding.

15. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?
(a) Greek.
(b) Barbaric.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spartan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do higher temperatures affect the character in Chapter 13?

2. How does Claude's ranking compare with Reynold's ranking in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 14, what rank do the prebriefer's have?

4. In Chapter 8, who does the girl run away with?

5. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?

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