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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how many phantoms are discussed?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

3. Where does the narrator say Blumquist died?
(a) In the middle of an examination.
(b) At home.
(c) In a car.
(d) At his desk.

4. What IRS hiring event takes place in Chapter 27?
(a) The background check review.
(b) The informal orientation.
(c) The formal orientation.
(d) The reception before being sworn in.

5. In Chapter 26, which is the oldest phantom?
(a) Trekkor.
(b) Blumquist.
(c) Garrity.
(d) Spiegel.

6. Where does Chapter 25 take place?
(a) A state capitol.
(b) An IRS vault.
(c) A civilian home.
(d) An examination room.

7. In Chapter 24, who is the last person on the van once it arrives at the IRS building?
(a) David.
(b) A woman.
(c) A secret service agent.
(d) Cusk.

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

9. In Chapter 23, what does the narrator describe?
(a) A wish.
(b) A past memory.
(c) A dream.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

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

14. What year do David's parents divorce?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1971.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what word does David use to describe himself in his youth?

2. In Chapter 22, why does David say he grew up knowing some tax laws?

3. How does David know where to go at the IRS REC building in Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 22, what happens after David's father's death?

5. In Chapter 24, what part of David's van ride does he describe the most?

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