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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 24, who is the last person on the van once it arrives at the IRS building?
(a) A secret service agent.
(b) A woman.
(c) David.
(d) Cusk.

2. Where does Chapter 25 take place?
(a) A civilian home.
(b) An examination room.
(c) An IRS vault.
(d) A state capitol.

3. Why does David present information about his childhood in Chapter 22?
(a) To explain why he is who is he is today.
(b) Because he says someone asked him.
(c) To explain his relationship with his father.
(d) He doesn't give a reason.

4. In Chapter 23, what does the narrator describe?
(a) A dream.
(b) A past memory.
(c) A wish.
(d) A book.

5. How does Cusk feel when he returns from his break in Chapter 27?
(a) He doesn't return.
(b) Worse than when he left.
(c) The same as when he left.
(d) Better than when he left.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter 34 consist of?

2. What role does Manshardt have with the IRS?

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

4. What does the narrator say Cusk is avoiding in Chapter 27?

5. What year do David's parents divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what details does David give to explain his parents' divorce?

2. What are IRS phantoms?

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

4. In Chapter 22, what reason does David give for going to the IRS for a job?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do IRS workers know of the phantoms?

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