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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. How does David's father die after his arm is stuck in the train in Chapter 22?
(a) From being dragged by the train.
(b) From blood poisoning in his arm.
(c) From his arm bleeding.
(d) From hitting the wall of a train tunnel.

2. In Chapter 30, what example of outdated material does Sylvanshine talk about with Reynolds?
(a) Punch cards.
(b) Adding machines.
(c) Push carts.
(d) Wall computers.

3. In Chapter 32, what does the IRS examiner ask someone to do over the phone?
(a) Explain a problem.
(b) An impersonation.
(c) Sing.
(d) Tell a joke.

4. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?
(a) He was kicked out of them.
(b) He wanted to be closer to home.
(c) He couldn't afford them.
(d) He kept changing his major.

5. What does David see Stecyk do at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Stealing money from a vault.
(b) Beating someone in his office.
(c) Sleeping on the floor.
(d) Trying to conform another worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cusk feel when he returns from his break in Chapter 27?

2. Where does the narrator say Blumquist died?

3. Where does Cusk run off to during a break in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 24, what does David notice as he walks through the IRS REC building?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Sylvanshine talk to Reynolds over the phone in Chapter 30?

3. In Chapter 27, what worries Cusk most about his training?

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

5. What are IRS phantoms?

6. How does David feel while Ms. Neti-Neti leads him into the IRS REC?

7. How does David describe the van ride after he is hired by the IRS?

8. What is Chapter 25 about?

9. How do IRS workers know of the phantoms?

10. Why doesn't David exit the van in Chapter 24 with the other people?

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