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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 switched colleges often?
(a) He couldn't afford them.
(b) He was kicked out of them.
(c) He wanted to be closer to home.
(d) He kept changing his major.

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

3. At the end of Cusk's training in Chapter 27, how does Cusk respond to the training?
(a) He starts to dislike it.
(b) He does not understand it.
(c) He wants to become a trainer.
(d) He seems to understand it.

4. In Chapter 22, what word does David use to describe himself in his youth?
(a) A mess.
(b) A wastoid.
(c) A fool-a-tron.
(d) A stoner.

5. What does David say happened to his mother in 1971?
(a) She moved away from his family.
(b) She asked his father for a divorce.
(c) She started working a job.
(d) She had a nervous breakdown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts Lane Dean's work in Chapter 33?

2. What form does the narrator of Chapter 22 claim to use?

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

4. How does Sylvanshine first talk to Reynolds in Chapter 30?

5. Where does Chapter 25 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are IRS phantoms?

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

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

4. What is Chapter 25 about?

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

6. How do IRS workers know of the phantoms?

7. How do the IRS employees entertain themselves in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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