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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, where does Claude allude to previously working?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York City.

3. In Chapter 13, what happens when the character tries to hide his sweating?
(a) It works.
(b) It works about half of the time.
(c) He doesn't even try to hide the sweating.
(d) It makes it worse.

4. 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.

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

6. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pride.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Love.

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

8. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the genre of this novel?
(a) That it closely resembles a memoir.
(b) That it is historical fiction.
(c) That it is literary fiction.
(d) That it will remind the reader of nonfiction.

9. Who is meant to review the interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) New hires.
(b) Business owners.
(c) The president.
(d) American citizens.

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

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

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

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

14. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?
(a) The book's disclaimer.
(b) The book's title.
(c) The book's reputation.
(d) The book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Lane feel out of place in Chapter 16?

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

3. What title does Lane Dean Jr. have in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 9, what year does the author say it is?

5. What does RECs stand for?

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