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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 18, how does Glendenning feel about Desk Names?
(a) He fears them.
(b) He created them.
(c) He supports them.
(d) He doesn't allow them.

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?
(a) Readers.
(b) Publishers.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Agents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the man in Chapter 5?

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

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say about financial gain relating to this novel?

4. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?

5. How does Claude know Reynolds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, what problem does the main character suffer from?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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