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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What role does Manshardt have with the IRS?
(a) Supervising agent.
(b) File clerk.
(c) Group manager.
(d) Childcare worker.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?
(a) He wanted to be closer to home.
(b) He was kicked out of them.
(c) He kept changing his major.
(d) He couldn't afford them.

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

12. How does David know where to go at the IRS REC building in Chapter 24?
(a) He asks Cusk where to go.
(b) He follows a woman with his name on a card.
(c) David doesn't know where to go.
(d) He reads a map.

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

14. What does Chapter 34 consist of?
(a) IRS penalties.
(b) IRS formulas.
(c) IRS return codes.
(d) IRS form numbers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, where does Cusk sit?

2. In Chapter 27, what amount of returns are said to be possible audits?

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

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

5. In Chapter 27, what does Cusk do during his break?

(see the answer keys)

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