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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 22, what makes David interested in tax and tax law?
(a) From sitting in on the wrong class at college.
(b) The advice of his mother.
(c) An article in the newspaper.
(d) His father's death.

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

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

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

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

10. At the end of Cusk's training in Chapter 27, how does Cusk respond to the training?
(a) He seems to understand it.
(b) He starts to dislike it.
(c) He does not understand it.
(d) He wants to become a trainer.

11. In Chapter 27, where does most of the REC revenue come from?
(a) Government grants.
(b) Audits.
(c) Late taxes.
(d) Penalty fines.

12. What does Chapter 25 describe?
(a) The weather.
(b) The roles people play.
(c) The items in the room.
(d) The pay scale for government employees.

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

14. In Chapter 22, what does David say was his drug of choice when he was younger?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Chemical stimulants.
(d) Prescription drugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David feel confused in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?

3. What IRS hiring event takes place in Chapter 27?

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

5. In Chapter 24, what part of David's van ride does he describe the most?

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