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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Desk Names, as defined in Chapter 18?
(a) Government given names.
(b) Inverted last names.
(c) Made up names.
(d) The agents' middle names.

2. Why does the author quote Mr. Glendenning in Chapter 9?
(a) As a fellow writer.
(b) As a liar.
(c) As a fan.
(d) As an authority figure.

3. In Chapter 9, what year does the author say it is?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2004.

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

5. In Chapter 3, how many men are in the car?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

7. In Chapter 14, how are Stecyk's interviews described by the IRS?
(a) Evidence.
(b) Information gathering.
(c) Newsreporting.
(d) Public relations.

8. What does Stecyk deliver in Chapter 12?
(a) Business directories.
(b) Phone books.
(c) Change of address cards.
(d) ZIP code books.

9. What makes Lane feel out of place in Chapter 16?
(a) Being left out of gossip.
(b) Forgetting his money.
(c) Wearing the wrong thing.
(d) Not knowing the new laws.

10. In Chapter 2, what ranking does Reynolds hold?
(a) GS-10.
(b) GS-9.
(c) GS-11.
(d) GS-8.

11. What year is given to the interview files in Chapter 14?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1974.

12. What is Merrill's middle name?
(a) Perril.
(b) Lehrl.
(c) Errol.
(d) Carol.

13. In Chapter 13, what does the character try to attribute his sweating to?
(a) Nerves.
(b) Disease.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Puberty.

14. How does the author present the quoted interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) By date of birth.
(b) By social security number.
(c) There is no order.
(d) By last name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?

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

3. How is Chapter 17 presented?

4. In Chapter 5, how do other people react to the man?

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author question?

(see the answer keys)

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