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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who justifies the role of large organizations?
(a) The organizations themselves.
(b) The author himself.
(c) No one.
(d) The government.

2. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?
(a) Pride.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Anger.
(d) Love.

3. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?
(a) Foster Wallace.
(b) David Wallace.
(c) David Foster.
(d) David Foster Wallace.

4. In Chapter 17, what are IRS jobs compared to?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Police and fire jobs.
(c) Teacher and administrator jobs.
(d) Business men.

5. In Chapter 15, how are Claude's psychic moments described?
(a) As being random.
(b) As being harmful to his personal life.
(c) As being helpful in work.
(d) As being annoying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dean's main concern in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about financial gain relating to this novel?

4. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?

5. How does Claude know Reynolds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Chapter 20 confusing in the construction of this novel?

2. What is Stecyk's job in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the first few pages of any book?

4. What makes Claude happy in Chapter 2?

5. What makes Chapter 4 different from Chapters 1-3?

6. In the beginning of this novel, how does Claude feel about his job?

7. In Chapter 13, why does the main character pay attention to the way he sits?

8. How is Chapter 9 different from the rest of the chapters in this novel?

9. Why do people dislike the boy in Chapter 5?

10. While describing Stecyk in Chapter 12, what does the narrator comment on about the boy's future?

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