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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 27, what amount of returns are said to be possible audits?
(a) About 1 percent.
(b) 1 and a half percent.
(c) Less than 1 percent.
(d) More than 2 percent.

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

3. In Chapter 27, what does Cusk do during his break?
(a) Tries to take a nap.
(b) Dries off with paper towels.
(c) Falls down the stairs.
(d) Tries to escape the IRS meeting.

4. In Chapter 22, what happens after David's father's death?
(a) David is unable to ride trains.
(b) There are a series of lawsuits.
(c) The newspaper calls to interview David.
(d) David is awarded money from the head of public transportation.

5. In Chapter 28, what does the narrator assume all IRS agents want?
(a) To advance their position.
(b) To find a new job.
(c) To be loved.
(d) To make the most money on an audit.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what example of outdated material does Sylvanshine talk about with Reynolds?

2. At the end of Cusk's training in Chapter 27, how does Cusk respond to the training?

3. In Chapter 22, what makes David interested in tax and tax law?

4. In Chapter 22, what word does David use to describe himself in his youth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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