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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. What does Chapter 4 consist of?
(a) A news article.
(b) A magazine cover.
(c) A broadcast edit.
(d) A page from a play.

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

3. In the beginning Chapter 6, how old is Dean?
(a) A baby.
(b) A child.
(c) An adult.
(d) A teenager.

4. In Chapter 6, what upsets Dean most about his relationship with his girlfriend?
(a) Their distance from each other.
(b) Their lack of money.
(c) Their personal beliefs.
(d) Their arguments.

5. In Chapter 13, what part of the character's body is not affected by the sweat attacks?
(a) No part is unaffected.
(b) His feet.
(c) His back.
(d) His hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how are the speakers identified?

2. In Chapter 18, how does Glendenning feel about Desk Names?

3. In Chapter 3, how many men are in the car?

4. In Chapter 16, how does Lane feel toward his job?

5. What is the main topic of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author talk about the dullness of the IRS in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Dean marry Sheri in Chapter 6?

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

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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