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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. Why does Claude speak to Merrill in Chapter 2?
(a) About a hiring problem.
(b) About a financial crisis.
(c) About a business disaster.
(d) About a safety flaw.

2. In Chapter 7, who gets on a the minibus?
(a) Claude.
(b) Dean.
(c) Sheri.
(d) Mel.

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

4. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?
(a) No one gives an interview from the heart.
(b) They are naturals.
(c) They have better interviewers.
(d) They are trained actors.

5. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?
(a) Spartan.
(b) Greek.
(c) Russian.
(d) Barbaric.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what is one main reason given for the problems of America?

2. What does Stecyk deliver in Chapter 12?

3. How old is the character who sweats in Chapter 13?

4. What title does Lane Dean Jr. have in Chapter 16?

5. What name does the author give himself in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

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

9. In Chapter 5, what has happened to the boy's mother?

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

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