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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Cusk run off to during a break in Chapter 27?
(a) The hallway.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The parking lot.
(d) The basement.

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

4. In Chapter 30, where does Sylvanshine get the facts from that he shares with Reynolds?
(a) His psychic ability.
(b) He tells Reynolds lies.
(c) A file he stole.
(d) From his boss.

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

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

7. How are IRS performance quotas described in Chapter 27?
(a) As being official.
(b) As being unofficial.
(c) As being quick to change.
(d) As not existing.

8. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?
(a) He wanted to be closer to home.
(b) He couldn't afford them.
(c) He kept changing his major.
(d) He was kicked out of them.

9. In Chapter 24, what does David note about the van that picks him up?
(a) It was a new model.
(b) It was all black.
(c) It had bullet proof windows.
(d) It was a tax seizure.

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

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

12. What does Chapter 34 consist of?
(a) IRS return codes.
(b) IRS penalties.
(c) IRS formulas.
(d) IRS form numbers.

13. In Chapter 35, what worries the narrator?
(a) The stare of an infant.
(b) Manshardt's humming.
(c) The ticking of a clock.
(d) A woman's footsteps.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotional reaction does the narrator say is not associated with phantoms in Chapter 26?

2. Why does David feel he did not live fully in his youth in Chapter 22?

3. How does David's father die after his arm is stuck in the train in Chapter 22?

4. What does the narrator say Cusk is avoiding in Chapter 27?

5. How does Lane Dean Jr. feel about his work in Chapter 33?

(see the answer keys)

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