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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 30, where does Sylvanshine get the facts from that he shares with Reynolds?
(a) A file he stole.
(b) From his boss.
(c) He tells Reynolds lies.
(d) His psychic ability.

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

3. In Chapter 27, what is David trained to do?
(a) Highly technical jobs.
(b) Jobs relating to people.
(c) Create new forms.
(d) Paper processing jobs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cusk avoid looking at the woman who sits near him in Chapter 27?

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

3. What does Chapter 34 consist of?

4. Who are the main characters of Chapter 31?

5. Where is Sylvanshine in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens with the lawsuits that follow David's father's death?

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

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

6. What are IRS phantoms?

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

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

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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