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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why does the author single out the year 1985?
(a) For the birth of his son.
(b) For the changes in tax law.
(c) For the presidential election.
(d) For the death of a loved one.

2. What is described in Chapter 10?
(a) Government hierarchy.
(b) Influential literature.
(c) The IRS.
(d) Bureaucratic systems.

3. How does Claude know Reynolds?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They used to work together.
(c) They lived on the same block growing up.
(d) They used to be roommates.

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

5. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?
(a) As being shy.
(b) As being an over-achiever.
(c) As excelling in literary arts.
(d) As lacking any motivation.

6. What does RECs stand for?
(a) Regional Examination Centers.
(b) Risk and Evaluations Centers.
(c) Random Evaluations Centers.
(d) Regional Exploratory Centers.

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 13, what part of the character's body is not affected by the sweat attacks?
(a) His back.
(b) His hair.
(c) No part is unaffected.
(d) His feet.

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

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

13. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?
(a) Foster Wallace.
(b) David Wallace.
(c) David Foster.
(d) David Foster Wallace.

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

15. 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 have better interviewers.
(c) They are trained actors.
(d) They are naturals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what is the IRS revealed to have been in the past?

2. Who does Claude Sylvanshine work for?

3. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?

4. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?

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

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