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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 type of interviews has Stecyk prepared in Chapter 14?
(a) Voice recorded interviews.
(b) Translated interviews.
(c) Videotaped interviews.
(d) Notated interviews.

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

3. In Chapter 5, how do other people react to the man?
(a) They tolerate him.
(b) They dislike him.
(c) They love him.
(d) They are confused by him.

4. What is revealed to be a joke in Chapter 14?
(a) The head of the IRS.
(b) Some previous IRS protocols.
(c) The role of women in the IRS.
(d) The previous president.

5. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?
(a) As lacking any motivation.
(b) As being an over-achiever.
(c) As being shy.
(d) As excelling in literary arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Dean break up with his girlfriend in Chapter 6?

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

3. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say was the basis of IRS agent performance review in the past?

4. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about the genre of this novel?

5. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Dean marry Sheri in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

9. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

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

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