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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 22, why does David say he grew up knowing some tax laws?
(a) His family was audited twice.
(b) His father was an accountant.
(c) He did not grow up knowing tax laws.
(d) His mother worked for the IRS.

2. What role does Manshardt have with the IRS?
(a) Supervising agent.
(b) File clerk.
(c) Group manager.
(d) Childcare worker.

3. Who interrupts Lane Dean's work in Chapter 33?
(a) Glendenning.
(b) His boss.
(c) A phantom.
(d) Lehrl.

4. Why does Cusk avoid looking at the woman who sits near him in Chapter 27?
(a) He isn't allowed to talk to anyone.
(b) He thinks he knows her.
(c) He doesn't want to talk to her.
(d) He doesn't avoid looking at the woman.

5. Why does the Peoria REC rely on Martinsburg?
(a) They catch the most common tax filing errors.
(b) They train Peoria's agents.
(c) They process Peoria's paperwork.
(d) They provide funding to the Peoria REC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, why does David go to Libertyville with his father?

2. How does David know where to go at the IRS REC building in Chapter 24?

3. In Chapter 32, who does the IRS examiner call?

4. In Chapter 27, what amount of returns are said to be possible audits?

5. How does David's father die after his arm is stuck in the train in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between the Peoria REC and Martinsburg?

2. Why is Lehrl's office so important to Reynolds in Chapter 30?

3. How does David's early IRS training differ from Cusk's?

4. What task is the narrator given by Gary Manshardt in Chapter 35?

5. Why does David feel he wasted his youth in Chapter 22?

6. What are IRS phantoms?

7. In Chapter 27, why is the word "profitable" not used officially?

8. How does David's father's arm get stuck in the train?

9. In Chapter 33, how does Lane Dean Jr. perform his work?

10. How do IRS workers know of the phantoms?

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