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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 does the author say is the IRS' biggest strength?
(a) Being educated.
(b) Being run by men.
(c) Being a government agency.
(d) Being dull.

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

3. Why does the author say he was given a new social security number?
(a) He was not given a new social security number.
(b) Because he worked for the government.
(c) Because he moved to a new country.
(d) Because he lost his.

4. In Chapter 15, what opinion does the narrator have about Claude's psychic ability?
(a) The narrator is neutral toward the psychic ability.
(b) The narrator believes in the psychic ability.
(c) The narrator does not believe in the psychic ability.
(d) The narrator says nothing about the psychic ability.

5. In Chapter 2, where does Claude allude to previously working?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main topic of Chapter 11?

2. How does the author present the quoted interviews in Chapter 14?

3. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?

4. What makes Lane feel out of place in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 2, what ranking does Reynolds hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of information does the author provide via interview in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

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

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