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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cusk feel when he returns from his break in Chapter 27?
(a) He doesn't return.
(b) Better than when he left.
(c) The same as when he left.
(d) Worse than when he left.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 22, what word does David use to describe himself in his youth?
(a) A wastoid.
(b) A mess.
(c) A stoner.
(d) A fool-a-tron.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. What does David say happened to his mother in 1971?
(a) She started working a job.
(b) She asked his father for a divorce.
(c) She moved away from his family.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what do the officials of the Peoria REC say about the filings they look for to avoid calling them "profitable"?

2. In Chapter 27, what is David trained to do?

3. In Chapter 22, who does David blame his parents' divorce on?

4. What does David see Stecyk do at the end of Chapter 24?

5. In Chapter 24, what does David notice as he walks through the IRS REC building?

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