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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 28, what does the narrator assume all IRS agents want?
(a) To make the most money on an audit.
(b) To be loved.
(c) To find a new job.
(d) To advance their position.

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

4. In Chapter 24, what part of David's van ride does he describe the most?
(a) Sitting down next to Cusk.
(b) Pulling away from his house.
(c) Turning onto the IRS property.
(d) Stopping for food.

5. What form does the narrator of Chapter 22 claim to use?
(a) Rhyming poetry.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Biography.
(d) Autobiography.

6. In Chapter 22, what happens after David's father's death?
(a) There are a series of lawsuits.
(b) David is awarded money from the head of public transportation.
(c) The newspaper calls to interview David.
(d) David is unable to ride trains.

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

8. How does Sylvanshine describe examinations to Reynolds in Chapter 30?
(a) The money they create.
(b) The amount of time they take.
(c) The process that takes place.
(d) The emotions that occur during them.

9. In Chapter 30, who is Sylvanshine most interested in while talking with Reynolds?
(a) Lehrl.
(b) Himself.
(c) Reynolds.
(d) Glendenning.

10. In Chapter 22, why does David say he grew up knowing some tax laws?
(a) His family was audited twice.
(b) He did not grow up knowing tax laws.
(c) His mother worked for the IRS.
(d) His father was an accountant.

11. Why is David's father in a rush to leave Libertyville in Chapter 22?
(a) He isn't in a rush to catch the train.
(b) He wants to avoid David's mother.
(c) He doesn't want to miss the train.
(d) He is nervous about being away from home.

12. In Chapter 23, what is the primary feelings the narrator tries to convey?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pleasure.

13. What does David see Stecyk do at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Trying to conform another worker.
(b) Sleeping on the floor.
(c) Stealing money from a vault.
(d) Beating someone in his office.

14. How does Lane Dean Jr. feel about his work in Chapter 33?
(a) He is very happy with it.
(b) He is overloaded with it.
(c) He is content with it.
(d) He is bored with it.

15. What happens when David sits next to Cusk on the IRS van?
(a) They ignore each other.
(b) They are crammed closed together.
(c) He falls off the seat.
(d) Cusk opens the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what level does David say he was hired into the IRS as?

2. Who interrupts Lane Dean's work in Chapter 33?

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

4. What do the agents at Peoria REC call the product of Martinsburg?

5. What IRS hiring event takes place in Chapter 27?

(see the answer keys)

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