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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does David's father put his arm in the train door in Chapter 22?
(a) Because he is angry.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) To hold it open for David.
(d) To let someone get off the train.

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

3. 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 does not understand it.
(d) He wants to become a trainer.

4. Where does David say he lived after he was hired by the IRS?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) A luxury hotel.
(c) A friend's apartment.
(d) Temporary government housing.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 22, who does David blame his parents' divorce on?
(a) His father.
(b) No one.
(c) His mother.
(d) Himself.

9. 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.

10. Why does David present information about his childhood in Chapter 22?
(a) To explain his relationship with his father.
(b) Because he says someone asked him.
(c) He doesn't give a reason.
(d) To explain why he is who is he is today.

11. How does Lane Dean Jr. feel about his work in Chapter 33?
(a) He is content with it.
(b) He is overloaded with it.
(c) He is bored with it.
(d) He is very happy with it.

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

13. 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 process Peoria's paperwork.
(d) They train Peoria's agents.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what example of outdated material does Sylvanshine talk about with Reynolds?

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

3. What happens when David sits next to Cusk on the IRS van?

4. In Chapter 30, how does Sylvanshine describe Lehrl's future office?

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

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