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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 2, where is Claude reassigned?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Illinois.

2. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say about getting reposted?
(a) Single men are reposted the most.
(b) Everyone wants to be reposted.
(c) The IRS only reposts people they dislike.
(d) Women are mainly reposted.

3. In Chapter 9, what name does the author give the society he lives in.
(a) Game society.
(b) Entertainment society.
(c) Information society.
(d) Government society.

4. In Chapter 3, how many men are in the car?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. In Chapter 13, what does the character try to attribute his sweating to?
(a) Disease.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Nerves.
(d) Puberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does the author suggest causes the sweat attacks?

2. Why does Claude speak to Merrill in Chapter 2?

3. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?

4. How does Claude's ranking compare with Reynold's ranking in Chapter 2?

5. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Claude happy in Chapter 2?

2. How do the girl and her mother get away in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 5, how is the boy described?

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

5. Why does Wallace have to watch the interviews in Chapter 14?

6. In Chapter 16, what does Lane Dean Jr.'s character reveal about the work of the IRS?

7. Why does Dean marry Sheri in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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