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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, what does David say was his drug of choice when he was younger?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Chemical stimulants.
(c) Prescription drugs.
(d) Marijuana.

2. What emotional reaction does the narrator say is not associated with phantoms in Chapter 26?
(a) Love.
(b) Panic.
(c) Peace.
(d) Fear.

3. Where does Cusk run off to during a break in Chapter 27?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The parking lot.
(c) The basement.
(d) The hallway.

4. In Chapter 26, which is the oldest phantom?
(a) Spiegel.
(b) Blumquist.
(c) Trekkor.
(d) Garrity.

5. How are IRS performance quotas described in Chapter 27?
(a) As not existing.
(b) As being official.
(c) As being quick to change.
(d) As being unofficial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David feel he did not live fully in his youth in Chapter 22?

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

3. Why does David's father put his arm in the train door in Chapter 22?

4. What is something the examiners discuss in Chapter 29?

5. Why does David present information about his childhood in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 27, what reason is given for possibly not conducting an audit?

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

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

10. In Chapter 22, why does David take a long time getting to the train?

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