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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, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?
(a) Publishers.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Readers.
(d) Agents.

2. What title does Lane Dean Jr. have in Chapter 16?
(a) Examiner.
(b) Agent.
(c) Investigator.
(d) Chief.

3. In Chapter 13, what happens when the character tries to hide his sweating?
(a) He doesn't even try to hide the sweating.
(b) It works.
(c) It makes it worse.
(d) It works about half of the time.

4. In Chapter 18, why do agents use Desk Names?
(a) Because they have to.
(b) To play tricks on each other.
(c) They don't use Desk Names.
(d) To feel powerful.

5. Who is meant to review the interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) The president.
(b) American citizens.
(c) Business owners.
(d) New hires.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who does the girl run away with?

2. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 15, what opinion does the narrator have about Claude's psychic ability?

4. Why does Lowtis confront his neighbor in Chapter 20?

5. How do higher temperatures affect the character in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Claude's psychic ability described in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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