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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does David first talk about in the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) Pop culture.
(b) His family tree.
(c) Movies of the 1920s.
(d) War history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What emotional reaction does the narrator say is not associated with phantoms in Chapter 26?
(a) Fear.
(b) Panic.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

11. In Chapter 27, what is David trained to do?
(a) Jobs relating to people.
(b) Highly technical jobs.
(c) Paper processing jobs.
(d) Create new forms.

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

13. Why does David feel he did not live fully in his youth in Chapter 22?
(a) Because he lacked motivation.
(b) Because he lived at home.
(c) Because he used too many drugs.
(d) Because he did not go to school.

14. Why does David feel confused in Chapter 27?
(a) He gets lost in the hallway.
(b) He thinks he is overqualified for his training.
(c) He is sitting in the wrong room.
(d) He doesn't understand his training.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are IRS performance quotas described in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 23, what does the narrator describe?

3. Why does David present information about his childhood in Chapter 22?

4. Who are the main characters of Chapter 31?

5. In Chapter 24, what does David note about the van that picks him up?

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