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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 9, what does the author say is the IRS' biggest strength?
(a) Being dull.
(b) Being educated.
(c) Being run by men.
(d) Being a government agency.

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

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

7. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?
(a) No one gives an interview from the heart.
(b) They are trained actors.
(c) They are naturals.
(d) They have better interviewers.

8. In Chapter 8, who does the girl run away with?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her mother's boyfriend.
(d) Her mother.

9. How is Chapter 11 constructed?
(a) As a script.
(b) As a list.
(c) As an interview.
(d) As a case study.

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

11. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.

12. In Chapter 13, what does the author suggest causes the sweat attacks?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Thinking about sweat attacks.
(c) Worry about his love life.
(d) Genetics.

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

14. In Chapter 9, who does the author say did most of the editing of this novel?
(a) Himself.
(b) His editor.
(c) His brother.
(d) The publisher.

15. In Chapter 9, what does the author point out about televisions?
(a) They are government run.
(b) They are everywhere.
(c) They are frightening to him.
(d) They are getting larger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what name does the author give the society he lives in.

2. In Chapter 5, what has happened to the man's mother?

3. Why does the author quote Mr. Glendenning in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

5. Who is meant to review the interviews in Chapter 14?

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