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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 14, how are Stecyk's interviews described by the IRS?
(a) Evidence.
(b) Newsreporting.
(c) Information gathering.
(d) Public relations.

2. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?
(a) The book's title.
(b) The book's disclaimer.
(c) The book.
(d) The book's reputation.

3. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?
(a) Because he is afraid to go home.
(b) Because he wants to make her mad.
(c) Because he loves her.
(d) Because she is pregnant.

4. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 14.

5. Why does the author suggest researching government documents in Chapter 9?
(a) To find a job.
(b) To kill time.
(c) To increase understanding.
(d) To undermine elected officials.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

2. In Chapter 19, what is one main reason given for the problems of America?

3. In Chapter 5, how do other people react to the man?

4. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 9, why does the author single out the year 1985?

Short Essay Questions

1. What point does the author make about the "information society" in Chapter 9?

2. What makes Claude happy in Chapter 2?

3. How do the characters in Chapter 18 react to Desk Names?

4. In Chapter 9, what does the author say is wrong with his publisher?

5. Why does Dean marry Sheri in Chapter 6?

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

7. In Chapter 10, how does the author explain the existence of the bureaucratic systems he describes?

8. In Chapter 19, what seems to be the favored solution to what is wrong with America?

9. What does Stecyk try to do in Chapter 12?

10. How does Stecyk change from Chapter 12 to Chapter 14?

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