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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 9, what year does the author say it is?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

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

3. What does the character in Chapter 13 do when a sweat attack begins in public?
(a) He makes a joke.
(b) He takes off his shirt.
(c) He tries to hide.
(d) He lies on the ground.

4. What does RECs stand for?
(a) Regional Exploratory Centers.
(b) Regional Examination Centers.
(c) Random Evaluations Centers.
(d) Risk and Evaluations Centers.

5. How is Chapter 11 constructed?
(a) As a case study.
(b) As a list.
(c) As an interview.
(d) As a script.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who gets on a the minibus?

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

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

4. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?

5. How old is the man in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How could the interview in Chapter 21 be described?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, what has happened to the boy's mother?

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

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

9. Why does the author claim this novel is memoir in Chapter 9?

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

(see the answer keys)

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