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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 avoid looking at the woman.
(b) He doesn't want to talk to her.
(c) He isn't allowed to talk to anyone.
(d) He thinks he knows her.

2. In Chapter 32, who does the IRS examiner call?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

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

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

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

6. How does David's father die after his arm is stuck in the train in Chapter 22?
(a) From his arm bleeding.
(b) From blood poisoning in his arm.
(c) From being dragged by the train.
(d) From hitting the wall of a train tunnel.

7. 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.

8. What do the agents at Peoria REC call the product of Martinsburg?
(a) A card.
(b) A case.
(c) A file.
(d) A problem.

9. In Chapter 27, what do the officials of the Peoria REC say about the filings they look for to avoid calling them "profitable"?
(a) "Problematic".
(b) "Money-ful".
(c) "Full of issues".
(d) "Noncompliant".

10. In Chapter 22, what makes David interested in tax and tax law?
(a) From sitting in on the wrong class at college.
(b) An article in the newspaper.
(c) The advice of his mother.
(d) His father's death.

11. Who are the main characters of Chapter 31?
(a) IRS employees.
(b) IRS supervisors.
(c) People interviewing for jobs with the IRS.
(d) People being audited by the IRS.

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

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

14. Why does David's father's arm get stuck in the train door in Chapter 22?
(a) Because of a malfunction with the train.
(b) Because David's father moves too slow.
(c) Because David's father won't remove his arm.
(d) No one knows.

15. At the end of Cusk's training in Chapter 27, how does Cusk respond to the training?
(a) He starts to dislike it.
(b) He seems to understand it.
(c) He wants to become a trainer.
(d) He does not understand it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sylvanshine describe examinations to Reynolds in Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 27, where does most of the REC revenue come from?

3. How does Cusk feel when he returns from his break in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 22, what does David say was his drug of choice when he was younger?

5. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?

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