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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Peoria REC rely on Martinsburg?
(a) They train Peoria's agents.
(b) They process Peoria's paperwork.
(c) They catch the most common tax filing errors.
(d) They provide funding to the Peoria REC.

2. What does David say happened to his mother in 1971?
(a) She asked his father for a divorce.
(b) She moved away from his family.
(c) She had a nervous breakdown.
(d) She started working a job.

3. What role does Manshardt have with the IRS?
(a) File clerk.
(b) Childcare worker.
(c) Supervising agent.
(d) Group manager.

4. How much time passes in Chapter 25?
(a) About an hour.
(b) A few hours.
(c) About a day.
(d) It is unclear how much time passes.

5. In Chapter 27, what amount of returns are said to be possible audits?
(a) About 1 percent.
(b) More than 2 percent.
(c) Less than 1 percent.
(d) 1 and a half percent.

6. In Chapter 24, what does David notice as he walks through the IRS REC building?
(a) Locked doors.
(b) Broken light bulbs.
(c) Outdated equipment.
(d) Leaky pipes.

7. Why does Cusk avoid looking at the woman who sits near him in Chapter 27?
(a) He doesn't want to talk to her.
(b) He isn't allowed to talk to anyone.
(c) He doesn't avoid looking at the woman.
(d) He thinks he knows her.

8. In Chapter 32, what does the IRS examiner ask someone to do over the phone?
(a) Sing.
(b) An impersonation.
(c) Explain a problem.
(d) Tell a joke.

9. In Chapter 22, why does David go to Libertyville with his father?
(a) To take a vacation.
(b) To go shopping.
(c) To visit his mother.
(d) To look at a school.

10. Who interrupts Lane Dean's work in Chapter 33?
(a) His boss.
(b) Glendenning.
(c) Lehrl.
(d) A phantom.

11. Why does David's father put his arm in the train door in Chapter 22?
(a) To let someone get off the train.
(b) To hold it open for David.
(c) Because he is angry.
(d) It is an accident.

12. In Chapter 30, how does Sylvanshine describe Lehrl's future office?
(a) By its size and color scheme.
(b) By its windows and location.
(c) By its size and location.
(d) By its windows and color scheme.

13. In Chapter 30, what is Sylvanshine's job?
(a) Return filing.
(b) Audit management.
(c) Paper organizing.
(d) Fact findings.

14. How does Sylvanshine first talk to Reynolds in Chapter 30?
(a) Through an interpreter.
(b) Over the phone.
(c) Face to face.
(d) In a letter.

15. Where is Sylvanshine in Chapter 30?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) Peoria.
(d) Somewhere in New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what stands out most to Sylvanshine about Glendenning?

2. What happens when David sits next to Cusk on the IRS van?

3. In Chapter 32, who does the IRS examiner call?

4. In Chapter 23, what is the primary feelings the narrator tries to convey?

5. In Chapter 22, who does David blame his parents' divorce on?

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