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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator say Cusk is avoiding in Chapter 27?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Being called last.
(c) Making eye contact.
(d) Heat sources.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is something the examiners discuss in Chapter 29?
(a) Running from the police.
(b) Healthy eating.
(c) Local politics.
(d) College hazing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form does the narrator of Chapter 22 claim to use?

2. In Chapter 26, which is the oldest phantom?

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

4. In Chapter 32, what does the IRS examiner ask someone to do over the phone?

5. What does David first talk about in the beginning of Chapter 22?

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