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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claude travel in Chapter 2?
(a) By car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

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

3. How does Stecyk's neighbors react to him in Chapter 12?
(a) They are annoyed.
(b) They run away from him.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They are pleased.

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?
(a) Agents.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Publishers.
(d) Readers.

7. Why is the taxpayer being interviewed in Chapter 21?
(a) To return money to them.
(b) To play a trick on them.
(c) To get them to pay taxes.
(d) To confuse them.

8. In Chapter 6, what upsets Dean most about his relationship with his girlfriend?
(a) Their arguments.
(b) Their lack of money.
(c) Their personal beliefs.
(d) Their distance from each other.

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

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

11. In Chapter 9, what name does the author give the society he lives in.
(a) Entertainment society.
(b) Information society.
(c) Government society.
(d) Game society.

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

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

14. What textual feature does Chapter 9 have that is missing from the other chapters?
(a) In-text citations.
(b) Quotes.
(c) Footnotes.
(d) Headings.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, what ranking does Reynolds hold?

4. How does the author present the quoted interviews in Chapter 14?

5. How old is the man in Chapter 5?

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